F16B
Devices for fastening or securing constructional elements or machine parts together
Official title: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D)
F16B (Devices for fastening or securing constructional elements or machine parts together) appears on 42,051 US grants and 36,248 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16B- Granted patents
- 42,051
- Published applications
- 36,248
- Assignees
- 15,308
- Inventors
- 64,908
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 500 | 0 |
| 1977 | 469 | 0 |
| 1978 | 547 | 0 |
| 1979 | 316 | 0 |
| 1980 | 416 | 0 |
| 1981 | 442 | 0 |
| 1982 | 391 | 0 |
| 1983 | 382 | 0 |
| 1984 | 490 | 0 |
| 1985 | 505 | 0 |
| 1986 | 558 | 0 |
| 1987 | 731 | 0 |
| 1988 | 598 | 0 |
| 1989 | 763 | 0 |
| 1990 | 777 | 0 |
| 1991 | 730 | 0 |
| 1992 | 658 | 0 |
| 1993 | 633 | 0 |
| 1994 | 570 | 0 |
| 1995 | 546 | 0 |
| 1996 | 598 | 0 |
| 1997 | 627 | 0 |
| 1998 | 687 | 0 |
| 1999 | 576 | 0 |
| 2000 | 633 | 0 |
| 2001 | 652 | 174 |
| 2002 | 702 | 696 |
| 2003 | 650 | 836 |
| 2004 | 625 | 997 |
| 2005 | 550 | 960 |
| 2006 | 546 | 892 |
| 2007 | 490 | 968 |
| 2008 | 421 | 1031 |
| 2009 | 439 | 1048 |
| 2010 | 666 | 1073 |
| 2011 | 656 | 1189 |
| 2012 | 802 | 1337 |
| 2013 | 1015 | 1493 |
| 2014 | 1170 | 1669 |
| 2015 | 1321 | 1915 |
| 2016 | 1491 | 2091 |
| 2017 | 1730 | 2181 |
| 2018 | 1640 | 2173 |
| 2019 | 1959 | 2198 |
| 2020 | 1894 | 2102 |
| 2021 | 1704 | 1942 |
| 2022 | 1612 | 1772 |
| 2023 | 1573 | 1603 |
| 2024 | 1512 | 1553 |
| 2025 | 1317 | 1373 |
| 2026 | 771 | 982 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- F16B 5/00Joining sheets or plates8,380
- F16B 2200/00Constructional details of connections not covered for in other groups of thisIndexing code7,862
- F16B 2/00Friction-grip releasable fastenings6,188
- F16B 7/00Connections of rods or tubes5,012
- F16B 21/00Means for preventing relative axial movement of a pin, spigot, shaft or4,590
- F16B 37/00Nuts or like thread-engaging members4,372
- F16B 19/00Bolts without screw-thread2,765
- F16B 39/00Locking of screws, bolts or nuts2,593
All 28 main groupsShow fewer
- F16B 12/00Jointing of furniture or the like2,413
- F16B 13/00Dowels or other devices fastened in walls or the like by inserting2,251
- F16B 35/00Screw-bolts2,145
- F16B 33/00Features common to bolt and nut1,870
- F16B 45/00Hooks1,559
- F16B 43/00Washers or equivalent devices1,471
- F16B 11/00Connecting constructional elements or machine parts by sticking or pressing them together1,453
- F16B 31/00Screwed connections specially modified in view of tensile load1,286
- F16B 41/00Measures against loss of bolts, nuts, or pins1,182
- F16B 25/00Screws that cut thread in the body into which they are screwed1,058
- F16B 15/00Nails989
- F16B 1/00Devices for securing together, or preventing relative movement between, constructional elements or887
- F16B 9/00Connections of rods or tubular parts to flat surfaces at an angle884
- F16B 23/00Devices for fastening or securing constructional elements or machine parts together: specially826
- F16B 47/00Suction cups for attaching purposes801
- F16B 17/00Connecting constructional elements or machine parts by a part of or on505
- F16B 4/00Shrinkage connections410
- F16B 3/00Key-type connections372
- F16B 27/00Bolts, screws, or nuts formed in integral series but easily separable, particularly194
- F16B 29/00Screwed connection with deformation of nut or auxiliary member while fastening151
Recent patents
- Pin brazed mounting arrangement6 Oct 2026US 12,752,359 B1Tractian Technologies Inc
- Removable locking device6 Oct 2026US 12,752,886 B2Gowings SHI Pty Ltd
- Toolbox mounting device6 Oct 2026US 12,753,639 B2Essentially Engineered, LLC
- Part unit and structure for assembling vehicle body6 Oct 2026US 12,753,641 B2Woobo Tech Co., Ltd.
- Fixing structure6 Oct 2026US 12,753,784 B2Yazaki Corporation
- Ice fishing electronics integration assembly8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305591 A1Wild Wing Woodworks LLC DBA Wild Wing Products
- Footrest Positioning and Adjustment Mechanism for Chairs8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305829 A1Hsin Chernq Enterprise Co., Ltd.
- Fastener Tightening Control System in an Assembly and Method for Controlling the Tightening of a Fastener in an Assembly8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307184 A1Lisi Aerospace
- Multipart license plate frame8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307600 A1Cruiser Accessories, LLC
- Bustle installation blocker8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307810 A1Goodrich Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Endoscopic surgical instrument and staples for applying purse string sutures2,477US 5,484,451 AEthicon, Inc. · 1996
- Surgical instrument and staples for applying purse string sutures2,405US 5,242,457 AEthicon, Inc. · 1993
- Endoscopic surgical instrument and staples for applying purse string sutures2,167US 5,573,543 AEthicon, Inc. · 1996
- Medical instrument and coupling apparatus for same1,974US 5,464,300 A1995
- Coupling apparatus for medical instrument1,950US 5,407,293 A1995