F16B 11/00
Connecting constructional elements or machine parts by sticking or pressing them together
Official title: Connecting constructional elements or machine parts by sticking or pressing them together, e.g. cold pressure welding (non-electric welding in general B23K; methods of using adhesives independently of the form of the surfaces joined C09J5/00)
F16B11/00 (Connecting constructional elements or machine parts by sticking or pressing them together) appears on 1,453 US grants and 1,590 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16B- Granted patents
- 1,453
- Published applications
- 1,590
- Assignees
- 859
- Inventors
- 3,267
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 13 | 0 |
| 1988 | 16 | 0 |
| 1989 | 15 | 0 |
| 1990 | 20 | 0 |
| 1991 | 22 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 4 |
| 2002 | 8 | 12 |
| 2003 | 14 | 20 |
| 2004 | 13 | 22 |
| 2005 | 9 | 17 |
| 2006 | 7 | 25 |
| 2007 | 11 | 31 |
| 2008 | 8 | 22 |
| 2009 | 15 | 27 |
| 2010 | 16 | 25 |
| 2011 | 16 | 37 |
| 2012 | 23 | 70 |
| 2013 | 34 | 53 |
| 2014 | 49 | 86 |
| 2015 | 47 | 93 |
| 2016 | 77 | 135 |
| 2017 | 99 | 159 |
| 2018 | 104 | 116 |
| 2019 | 120 | 131 |
| 2020 | 90 | 108 |
| 2021 | 111 | 85 |
| 2022 | 86 | 115 |
| 2023 | 79 | 71 |
| 2024 | 76 | 58 |
| 2025 | 63 | 49 |
| 2026 | 26 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F16B 11/006Connecting constructional elements or machine parts by sticking or pressing them together1,362
- F16B 11/002Connecting constructional elements or machine parts by sticking or pressing them together36
- F16B 11/004Connecting constructional elements or machine parts by sticking or pressing them together16
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- Bonded Seam, Method, and Device for Joining Material Webs or Material Sheets with a Thermally Activatable Adhesive and Use of an Impact Press30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216985 A1
- Method for producing joined object23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210389 A1Resonac Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Head bolt and driver therefore243US 5,249,899 A1993
- Adhesive system147US 5,426,130 AND Industries, Inc. · 1995
- Self-bonding threaded fasteners and method of curing same128US 4,657,460 AChrysler Motors Corporation · 1987
- Self fusing fastener127US 5,725,341 A1998
- Harness retainer stud118US 4,822,224 AChrysler Motors Corporation · 1989