E04B 1/2608
Connectors made from folded sheet metal
Official title: {Connectors made from folded sheet metal (E04B1/2612 takes precedence)}
E04B1/2608 (Connectors made from folded sheet metal) appears on 321 US grants and 250 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E04B- Granted patents
- 321
- Published applications
- 250
- Assignees
- 97
- Inventors
- 382
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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| 2020 | 13 | 7 |
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| 2022 | 8 | 13 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 |
| 2024 | 6 | 9 |
| 2025 | 8 | 7 |
| 2026 | 7 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- One piece, non-welded holdown120US 4,665,672 ASimpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc. · 1987
- Six finger wood jointing connector107US 4,572,695 ASimpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc. · 1986
- Fence rail bracket89US 5,186,571 ADesco Co., Ltd. · 1993
- Roof framing system84US 4,449,335 A1984
- Stud, top plate, and rafter tie down83US 6,295,781 B12001