F16B 12/52
Metal leg connections
Official title: Metal leg connections (F16B12/50 takes precedence)
F16B12/52 (Metal leg connections) appears on 83 US grants and 84 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16B- Granted patents
- 83
- Published applications
- 84
- Assignees
- 64
- Inventors
- 173
- Latest grant
- 31 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 | 9 |
| 2018 | 7 | 9 |
| 2019 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020 | 6 | 10 |
| 2021 | 6 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 6 |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Electric height adjustable desk31 Mar 2026US 12,588,753 B2Zhejiang Jiecang Linear Motion Technology Co., Ltd.
- Customizable furniture5 Aug 2025US 12,378,986 B2Adorn Home
- Chair and a kit of parts configured to be assembled into a chair1 Oct 2024US 12,102,238 B2IKEA Supply AG
- Workstation including simplified leg attachment17 Sep 2024US 12,089,731 B2Ergotron, Inc.
- Interlocking means and piece of furniture comprising the same30 Jul 2024US 12,048,378 B2IKEA Supply AG
- Customizable furniture30 Oct 2025US 2025/0334142 A1Adorn Home
- Electric height adjustable desk24 Jul 2025US 2025/0234990 A1Zhejiang Jiecang Linear Motion Technology Co., Ltd.
- Creating reconfigurable furniture with minimal parts23 Jan 2025US 2025/0024948 A1Unicube Corp.
- Connector for a furniture frame, furniture frame, and furniture21 Nov 2024US 2024/0381996 A1Aicci Oy
- Customizable furniture7 Nov 2024US 2024/0369089 A1Adorn Home
Most cited
By later US patents
- Interaction-high density stacking chair114US 5,123,702 AShelby Williams Industries, Inc. · 1992
- Office workstation85US 4,879,955 APlanmoebel Eggersman GmbH & Co. KG · 1989
- Sneeze guards and methods for their construction and use49US 6,588,863 B1Brass Smith, LLC · 2003
- Shelf and corner post assembly43US 3,964,404 AAmerican Hospital Supply Corporation · 1976
- Shelf and corner post combination42US 4,132,178 AAmerican Hospital Supply Corporation · 1979