E04B 1/00
Constructions in general
Official title: Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs (scaffolds, shutterings E04G; structures specially adapted for buildings for special purposes, general layout of buildings, e.g. modular co-ordination, E04H)
E04B1/00 (Constructions in general) appears on 16,952 US grants and 16,114 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E04B- Granted patents
- 16,952
- Published applications
- 16,114
- Assignees
- 6,872
- Inventors
- 25,812
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 247 | 0 |
| 1977 | 209 | 0 |
| 1978 | 267 | 0 |
| 1979 | 124 | 0 |
| 1980 | 185 | 0 |
| 1981 | 215 | 0 |
| 1982 | 166 | 0 |
| 1983 | 125 | 0 |
| 1984 | 193 | 0 |
| 1985 | 168 | 0 |
| 1986 | 216 | 0 |
| 1987 | 234 | 0 |
| 1988 | 206 | 0 |
| 1989 | 259 | 0 |
| 1990 | 235 | 0 |
| 1991 | 208 | 0 |
| 1992 | 179 | 0 |
| 1993 | 189 | 0 |
| 1994 | 180 | 0 |
| 1995 | 172 | 0 |
| 1996 | 204 | 0 |
| 1997 | 213 | 0 |
| 1998 | 250 | 0 |
| 1999 | 250 | 0 |
| 2000 | 263 | 0 |
| 2001 | 271 | 61 |
| 2002 | 229 | 262 |
| 2003 | 216 | 322 |
| 2004 | 193 | 400 |
| 2005 | 184 | 417 |
| 2006 | 182 | 412 |
| 2007 | 126 | 422 |
| 2008 | 123 | 448 |
| 2009 | 162 | 420 |
| 2010 | 289 | 493 |
| 2011 | 274 | 569 |
| 2012 | 350 | 535 |
| 2013 | 445 | 659 |
| 2014 | 633 | 848 |
| 2015 | 681 | 898 |
| 2016 | 717 | 846 |
| 2017 | 691 | 912 |
| 2018 | 683 | 954 |
| 2019 | 841 | 1001 |
| 2020 | 839 | 994 |
| 2021 | 704 | 901 |
| 2022 | 655 | 857 |
| 2023 | 703 | 770 |
| 2024 | 657 | 751 |
| 2025 | 580 | 539 |
| 2026 | 367 | 423 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- E04B 1/62Insulation or other protection7,295
- E04B 1/18Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts3,756
- E04B 1/38Connections for building structures in general3,367
- E04B 1/343Structures characterised by movable, separable, or collapsible parts1,844
- E04B 1/02Structures consisting primarily of load-supporting, block-shaped, or slab-shaped elements1,246
- E04B 1/348Structures composed of units comprising at least considerable parts of two sides867
- E04B 1/32Arched structures799
- E04B 1/35Extraordinary methods of construction679
All 18 subgroupsShow fewer
- E04B 1/16Structures made from masses541
- E04B 1/003Balconies334
- E04B 1/0007Base structures283
- E04B 2001/0053Buildings characterised by their shape or layout gridIndexing code243
- E04B 1/34Extraordinary structures173
- E04B 1/99Room acoustics, i.e. forms of, or arrangements in, rooms for influencing or130
- E04B 1/36Bearings or like supports allowing movement109
- E04B 1/0046Loggias102
- E04B 1/342Structures covering a large free area, whether open-sided or not87
- E04B 1/0023Building characterised by incorporated canalisations56
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