F16B 17/00
Connecting constructional elements or machine parts by a part of or on
Official title: Connecting constructional elements or machine parts by a part of or on one member entering a hole in the other {and involving plastic deformation}(riveting F16B19/04)
F16B17/00 (Connecting constructional elements or machine parts by a part of or on) appears on 505 US grants and 442 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16B- Granted patents
- 505
- Published applications
- 442
- Assignees
- 380
- Inventors
- 1,059
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 5 |
| 2002 | 8 | 7 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 |
| 2004 | 5 | 11 |
| 2005 | 6 | 20 |
| 2006 | 9 | 8 |
| 2007 | 11 | 16 |
| 2008 | 3 | 15 |
| 2009 | 7 | 9 |
| 2010 | 9 | 7 |
| 2011 | 7 | 6 |
| 2012 | 9 | 13 |
| 2013 | 13 | 20 |
| 2014 | 9 | 35 |
| 2015 | 10 | 19 |
| 2016 | 26 | 21 |
| 2017 | 9 | 24 |
| 2018 | 21 | 36 |
| 2019 | 36 | 40 |
| 2020 | 35 | 36 |
| 2021 | 27 | 32 |
| 2022 | 28 | 21 |
| 2023 | 19 | 9 |
| 2024 | 16 | 14 |
| 2025 | 14 | 6 |
| 2026 | 9 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Fast-detaching structure25 Aug 2026US 12,716,546 B2Shanghai Maodouya Automotive Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Methods and systems for connecting solar panel frame components21 Jul 2026US 12,689,320 B2Nextpower LLC
- Screw fastening structure and component for vehicle14 Jul 2026US 12,680,561 B2Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
- Tracheostomy tubes and their manufacture23 Jun 2026US 12,661,469 B2Icu Medical International Limited
- Multipart ground screw collar device, assembly, system, and method2 Jun 2026US 12,644,247 B2Apa Solar, LLC
- Method for connecting a metal housing and a plastic cover, and metal housing comprising a plastic cover24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287000 A1Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- Multipart ground screw collar device, assembly, system, and method17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275672 A1Apa Solar, LLC
- Fixing device and method for fixing a component20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243284 A1ElringKlinger AG
- Method of assembling fastener structure21 May 2026US 2026/0139701 A1
- Fast-detaching structure16 Oct 2025US 2025/0320958 A1Shanghai Maodouya Automotive Electronics Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Modular locking floor covering123US 5,052,158 AFoam Design Consumer Products, Inc. · 1991
- Structural joint and a method for joining in reinforced thermoplastic fabrication47US 5,086,997 AThe Boeing Company · 1992
- Method of joining members of metal by forced insertion46US 4,376,333 AHitachi, Ltd. · 1983
- Torsion resistant grooved joint44US 4,523,872 AGrumman Aerospace Corporation · 1985
- Electromagnetic joint forming method for mobile unit frames43US 5,937,496 ANBG Technologies, Inc. · 1999