F16B 17/004
Connecting constructional elements or machine parts by a part of or on
Official title: {of rods or tubes mutually}
F16B17/004 (Connecting constructional elements or machine parts by a part of or on) appears on 124 US grants and 95 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16B- Granted patents
- 124
- Published applications
- 95
- Assignees
- 96
- Inventors
- 252
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 9 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 |
| 2008 | 1 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 4 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 8 |
| 2015 | 1 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 | 9 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | 10 | 7 |
| 2020 | 9 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Locking bracket and methods of using the same20 May 2025US 12,305,680 B2Kubota Corporation
- 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
- Methods and Systems for Connecting Solar Panel Frame Components12 Jun 2025US 2025/0192715 A1Origami Solar, Inc.
- Length-determined standardized reinforcing bar integrated with butt joint device, and method for constructing reinforcing bar structure by using same28 Nov 2024US 2024/0392568 A1
- Part of a cycle frame or of a cycle fork and method to assemble such a part26 Sep 2024US 2024/0317351 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- Suspended ceiling system36US 4,208,851 ARoblin Industries, Inc. · 1980
- Truss-type girder for supporting a movable body34US 4,489,659 AHitachi, Ltd. · 1984
- Prefabricated simulated wrought iron and like fencing systems and methods31US 5,192,054 A1993