E04B 9/22
Connection of slabs, panels, sheets or the like to the supporting construction
Official title: Connection of slabs, {panels,} sheets or the like to the supporting construction
E04B9/22 (Connection of slabs, panels, sheets or the like to the supporting construction) appears on 736 US grants and 617 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E04B- Granted patents
- 736
- Published applications
- 617
- Assignees
- 264
- Inventors
- 983
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 19 | 0 |
| 1988 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 4 |
| 2002 | 13 | 8 |
| 2003 | 5 | 12 |
| 2004 | 7 | 15 |
| 2005 | 4 | 8 |
| 2006 | 13 | 23 |
| 2007 | 4 | 10 |
| 2008 | 6 | 10 |
| 2009 | 7 | 11 |
| 2010 | 14 | 17 |
| 2011 | 6 | 11 |
| 2012 | 10 | 13 |
| 2013 | 11 | 20 |
| 2014 | 23 | 20 |
| 2015 | 21 | 27 |
| 2016 | 32 | 37 |
| 2017 | 31 | 38 |
| 2018 | 35 | 31 |
| 2019 | 42 | 48 |
| 2020 | 43 | 44 |
| 2021 | 35 | 40 |
| 2022 | 38 | 59 |
| 2023 | 30 | 38 |
| 2024 | 45 | 27 |
| 2025 | 29 | 30 |
| 2026 | 18 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Elongated ceiling grid member and ceiling grid assembly including a plurality of the elongated ceiling grid member6 Oct 2026US 12,753,604 B2Tate Access Floors, Inc.
- Ceiling systems15 Sep 2026US 12,735,891 B2AWI Licensing LLC
- Suspended ceiling system and method25 Aug 2026US 12,716,234 B2Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Configurable ceiling grid lighting assembly with T-bar mounted linear support elements4 Aug 2026US 12,698,630 B23LED Inc.
- Elongated ceiling grid member and ceiling grid assembly including a plurality of the elongated ceiling grid member28 Jul 2026US 12,692,700 B2Tate Access Floors, Inc.
- Ceiling-mountable system and method for mounting a ceiling-mountable system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297940 A1H4X e.U.
- Connector for connecting a plurality of elongated ceiling grid members24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286692 A1Tate Access Floors, Inc.
- Integrated ceiling and light system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276162 A1Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
- Ceiling system comprising panels3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258656 A1Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
- Connecting element for a dry-construction structure, arrangement of a dry-construction structure and method of fastening wall or ceiling components9 Jul 2026US 2026/0193886 A1Knauf Gips KG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Building component structure, or building components194US 6,865,855 B2Kaindl, M · 2005
- Building component structure, or building components178US 6,438,919 B1M. Kaindl · 2002
- Slat wall decorating system90US 5,121,578 AHolz Plastics, Inc. · 1992
- Direct mount ceiling panel grid system71US 6,205,733 B1USG Interiors, Inc. · 2001
- Fire resistant ceiling furring system70US 4,266,384 AUnited States Gypsum Company · 1981