E04B 2001/1969
Ball and socket type connection
Official title: {Ball and socket type connection}
E04B2001/1969 (Ball and socket type connection) appears on 23 US grants and 8 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E04B- Granted patents
- 23
- Published applications
- 8
- Assignees
- 13
- Inventors
- 33
- Latest grant
- 11 Oct 2022
Filings by year
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| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.
Recent patents
- Articulated joint mechanism for cable-based and tensegrity structures11 Oct 2022US 11,466,443 B2Georgia Tech Research Corporation
- Systems and methods for joining space frame structures14 Jun 2022US 11,359,364 B1Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Cube-shaped primary structure module8 Feb 2022US 11,242,161 B1
- Rotary joint, framework construction kit and method for manufacturing a rotary joint29 Oct 2019US 10,458,463 B2Airbus Operations GmbH
- Rotary joint, framework construction kit, framework with rotary joints and method for manufacturing a rotary joint13 Aug 2019US 10,378,198 B2Airbus Operations GmbH
- Articulated joint mechanism for cable-based and tensegrity structures1 Jul 2021US 2021/0198886 A1Georgia Tech Research Corporation
- Geodesic Framework Hub with Strut Holding Mechanism Movable Between Full-Hold and Partial-Hold Positions23 May 2019US 2019/0154079 A1
- Joint connector, rotary joint, framework construction kit and framework11 May 2017US 2017/0130766 A1Airbus Operations GmbH
- Rotary joint with actuator, framework construction kit and framework with rotary joints27 Apr 2017US 2017/0114535 A1Airbus Operations GmbH
- Rotary joint, framework construction kit, framework with rotary joints and method for manufacturing a rotary joint2 Mar 2017US 2017/0058959 A1Airbus Operations GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hub and strut-endcap assembly for tent frame struts111US 4,637,748 AT. A. Pelsue Company · 1987
- Modular system for space grid structures41US 4,480,418 A1984
- Connector for variable-curvature spaceframe structural system35US 5,626,434 A1997
- Octet structures using tension and compression30US 4,711,062 A1987
- Elements for constructing a three-dimensional structure30US 4,787,191 A1988