E04F 2201/01
Joining sheets, plates or panels with edges in abutting relationship
E04F2201/01 (Joining sheets, plates or panels with edges in abutting relationship) appears on 1,759 US grants and 2,166 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E04F- Granted patents
- 1,759
- Published applications
- 2,166
- Assignees
- 456
- Inventors
- 1,202
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 6 |
| 2002 | 17 | 33 |
| 2003 | 20 | 46 |
| 2004 | 23 | 52 |
| 2005 | 27 | 58 |
| 2006 | 24 | 82 |
| 2007 | 9 | 49 |
| 2008 | 20 | 86 |
| 2009 | 37 | 58 |
| 2010 | 86 | 64 |
| 2011 | 56 | 75 |
| 2012 | 64 | 68 |
| 2013 | 78 | 94 |
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| 2016 | 100 | 108 |
| 2017 | 83 | 89 |
| 2018 | 71 | 81 |
| 2019 | 86 | 92 |
| 2020 | 104 | 137 |
| 2021 | 90 | 122 |
| 2022 | 90 | 115 |
| 2023 | 110 | 123 |
| 2024 | 102 | 123 |
| 2025 | 122 | 129 |
| 2026 | 59 | 84 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- E04F 2201/0153By rotating the sheets, plates or panels around an axis which isIndexing code1,038
- E04F 2201/0138By moving the sheets, plates or panels perpendicular to the main planeIndexing code911
- E04F 2201/0107By moving the sheets, plates or panels substantially in their own planeIndexing code817
- E04F 2201/0123By moving the sheets, plates or panels parallel to the abutting edgesIndexing code132
- E04F 2201/0169By rotating the sheets, plates or panels around an axis which isIndexing code121
- E04F 2201/0184By rotating the sheets, plates or panels around an axis which isIndexing code15
Recent patents
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Floor panel with edge connectors696US 6,006,486 AUnilin Beheer B. V., besloten vennootschap · 1999
- Panel for a composite surface and a method of assembling same631US 4,426,820 A1984
- Snap-together flooring system515US 5,295,341 ANikken Seattle, Inc. · 1994
- Panel and fastening system for panels495US 6,505,452 B1Akzenta Paneele + Profile GmbH · 2003
- Flooring material, comprising board shaped floor elements which are intended to be joined vertically469US 6,647,690 B1Pergo (Europe) AB · 2003