E04B 9/24
With the slabs, panels, sheets or the like positioned on the upperside
Official title: with the slabs, {panels,} sheets or the like positioned on {the upperside of}, or held against {the underside of the} horizontal flanges of the supporting construction {or accessory means connected thereto}
E04B9/24 (With the slabs, panels, sheets or the like positioned on the upperside) appears on 575 US grants and 492 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E04B- Granted patents
- 575
- Published applications
- 492
- Assignees
- 213
- Inventors
- 761
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 3 |
| 2002 | 10 | 8 |
| 2003 | 4 | 6 |
| 2004 | 5 | 13 |
| 2005 | 3 | 8 |
| 2006 | 9 | 22 |
| 2007 | 3 | 8 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 |
| 2009 | 5 | 8 |
| 2010 | 11 | 15 |
| 2011 | 3 | 10 |
| 2012 | 9 | 10 |
| 2013 | 10 | 16 |
| 2014 | 18 | 16 |
| 2015 | 18 | 20 |
| 2016 | 23 | 30 |
| 2017 | 24 | 29 |
| 2018 | 30 | 26 |
| 2019 | 37 | 37 |
| 2020 | 36 | 36 |
| 2021 | 27 | 29 |
| 2022 | 29 | 49 |
| 2023 | 24 | 27 |
| 2024 | 33 | 23 |
| 2025 | 25 | 24 |
| 2026 | 15 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- E04B 9/241With the slabs, panels, sheets or the like positioned on the upperside254
- E04B 9/26By means of snap action of elastically deformable elements held against the196
- E04B 9/245By means of screws, bolts or clamping strips held against the underside96
- E04B 9/247By means of sliding or pivoting locking elements, held against the underside54
- E04B 9/248By means of permanent magnetic force held against the underside of the16
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