E04B 1/1903
Connecting nodes specially adapted therefor
Official title: {Connecting nodes specially adapted therefor}
E04B1/1903 (Connecting nodes specially adapted therefor) appears on 545 US grants and 386 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E04B- Granted patents
- 545
- Published applications
- 386
- Assignees
- 263
- Inventors
- 798
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 16 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 15 | 0 |
| 1987 | 20 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 15 | 0 |
| 1990 | 18 | 0 |
| 1991 | 17 | 0 |
| 1992 | 15 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 5 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 9 |
| 2009 | 3 | 6 |
| 2010 | 4 | 10 |
| 2011 | 4 | 8 |
| 2012 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 5 | 9 |
| 2014 | 14 | 40 |
| 2015 | 21 | 29 |
| 2016 | 21 | 18 |
| 2017 | 32 | 43 |
| 2018 | 29 | 29 |
| 2019 | 39 | 53 |
| 2020 | 25 | 18 |
| 2021 | 18 | 14 |
| 2022 | 21 | 16 |
| 2023 | 18 | 15 |
| 2024 | 14 | 21 |
| 2025 | 10 | 12 |
| 2026 | 6 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- E04B 1/1906With central spherical, semispherical or polyhedral connecting element128
- E04B 1/1909With central cylindrical connecting element76
- E04B 2001/1918With connecting nodes having flat radial connecting surfacesIndexing code70
- E04B 1/1912With central cubical connecting element65
- E04B 2001/1921With connecting nodes having radial connecting stubsIndexing code25
Recent patents
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- Large scale structural joint based on the carbon molecular logic for full scale construction27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250940 A1The Trustees of Indiana University
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- Connection joint of closure ofspace grid and truss structure and construction method thereof25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177090 A1China Railway No. 4 Engineering Group Co., Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
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- Digital flexural materials134US 9,566,758 B2Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 2017
- Construction set having clip fasteners127US 4,129,975 AMatrix Toys, Ltd. · 1978
- Shape-morphing space frame apparatus using unit cell bistable elements122US 9,783,977 B2University of South Florida · 2017
- Digital flexural materials118US 10,384,416 B2Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 2019