F16B 12/56
Brackets for bedsteads
Official title: Brackets for bedsteads; Coupling joints consisting of bolts or the like; Latches therefor
F16B12/56 (Brackets for bedsteads) appears on 84 US grants and 98 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16B- Granted patents
- 84
- Published applications
- 98
- Assignees
- 47
- Inventors
- 108
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 5 |
| 2017 | 5 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 | 11 |
| 2019 | 2 | 11 |
| 2020 | 8 | 11 |
| 2021 | 12 | 11 |
| 2022 | 9 | 8 |
| 2023 | 5 | 11 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 9 | 6 |
| 2026 | 5 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Connection structure for adjustable headboard bracket, and bed frame30 Apr 2026US 2026/0117811 A1Flexispot, Inc.
- Adjustable headboard bracket2 Apr 2026US 2026/0092619 A1Flexispot, Inc.
- Travel bassinet26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083257 A1Wonderland Switzerland AG
- Bed frame and bed frame connection structure29 Jan 2026US 2026/0026631 A1
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Foundation and frame for bed39US 10,539,170 B2Sleep Number Corporation · 2020
- Bed frame and releasable coupling employed therein33US 4,617,689 AGN Alternatives · 1986
- Bending joint of a collapsible baby playing bed28US 5,617,592 ATop Fortune Ltd. · 1997
- Foundation and frame for bed26US 11,085,479 B2Sleep Number Corporation · 2021
- Headboard attaching bracket25US 5,743,672 ARid-Gid Products, Inc. · 1998