E04H 9/00
Buildings, groups of buildings or shelters adapted to withstand or provide protection
Official title: Buildings, groups of buildings or shelters adapted to withstand or provide protection against abnormal external influences, e.g. war-like action, earthquake or extreme climate (foundation aspects E02D)
E04H9/00 (Buildings, groups of buildings or shelters adapted to withstand or provide protection) appears on 2,128 US grants and 2,107 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E04H- Granted patents
- 2,128
- Published applications
- 2,107
- Assignees
- 1,037
- Inventors
- 3,901
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 12 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 13 | 0 |
| 1987 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 | 22 | 0 |
| 1990 | 23 | 0 |
| 1991 | 28 | 0 |
| 1992 | 20 | 0 |
| 1993 | 24 | 0 |
| 1994 | 26 | 0 |
| 1995 | 20 | 0 |
| 1996 | 38 | 0 |
| 1997 | 32 | 0 |
| 1998 | 54 | 0 |
| 1999 | 51 | 0 |
| 2000 | 42 | 0 |
| 2001 | 46 | 11 |
| 2002 | 53 | 34 |
| 2003 | 20 | 35 |
| 2004 | 27 | 64 |
| 2005 | 31 | 62 |
| 2006 | 20 | 64 |
| 2007 | 28 | 67 |
| 2008 | 22 | 72 |
| 2009 | 25 | 63 |
| 2010 | 49 | 70 |
| 2011 | 47 | 79 |
| 2012 | 53 | 72 |
| 2013 | 51 | 81 |
| 2014 | 81 | 106 |
| 2015 | 89 | 133 |
| 2016 | 95 | 117 |
| 2017 | 100 | 136 |
| 2018 | 105 | 118 |
| 2019 | 113 | 118 |
| 2020 | 102 | 131 |
| 2021 | 110 | 115 |
| 2022 | 78 | 93 |
| 2023 | 87 | 81 |
| 2024 | 74 | 82 |
| 2025 | 70 | 57 |
| 2026 | 44 | 46 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Buckling-restrained brace and method for mounting buckling-restrained brace6 Oct 2026US 12,753,622 B2Nippon Steel Engineering Co., Ltd.
- Seismic reinforcement structure and seismic construction method6 Oct 2026US 12,753,623 B2
- Multi-stage buckling-restrained brace device6 Oct 2026US 12,753,624 B2
- Self-centering energy dissipation device and wall damping assembly29 Sep 2026US 12,747,607 B2National Applied Research Laboratories
- Nuclear modular isolated reactor support system assembly and modules29 Sep 2026US 12,749,587 B2GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
- Hurricane Roof Anchor Apparatus and Methods24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286690 A1Clearco Fasteners, Inc.
- Seismic bracing yield fuse24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287115 A1Masek, Mcmullin and Larsen, LLC
- System and method for a drop-in cantilever seismic brace17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275749 A1Masek, Mcmullin and Larsen, LLC
- Structured additively-manufactured seismic energy dissipators providing enhanced performance and energy dissipation17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275750 A1Rowan University
- Pop-Up Ballistic Bunker Device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275751 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fastener assembly serving as a product, or combined with other components as a product allows automatic controlled movements in one direction and prevents movements in the opposite direction when forces are applied110US 6,161,350 A2000
- Movement-compensating plate anchor109US 8,317,444 B1Emseal Joint Systems Ltd. · 2012
- Steel moment resisting frame beam-to-column connections102US 5,660,017 A1997
- Support system for a building structure95US 5,862,635 AMagnum Foundation Systems · 1999
- Fireproof building93US 5,740,643 A1998