F16B 19/04
Rivets
Official title: Rivets; Spigots or the like fastened by riveting (lead seals G09F3/00)
F16B19/04 (Rivets) appears on 1,849 US grants and 1,626 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16B- Granted patents
- 1,849
- Published applications
- 1,626
- Assignees
- 727
- Inventors
- 2,833
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 19 | 0 |
| 1977 | 22 | 0 |
| 1978 | 22 | 0 |
| 1979 | 15 | 0 |
| 1980 | 22 | 0 |
| 1981 | 18 | 0 |
| 1982 | 15 | 0 |
| 1983 | 17 | 0 |
| 1984 | 20 | 0 |
| 1985 | 16 | 0 |
| 1986 | 17 | 0 |
| 1987 | 37 | 0 |
| 1988 | 32 | 0 |
| 1989 | 41 | 0 |
| 1990 | 34 | 0 |
| 1991 | 45 | 0 |
| 1992 | 27 | 0 |
| 1993 | 31 | 0 |
| 1994 | 28 | 0 |
| 1995 | 18 | 0 |
| 1996 | 29 | 0 |
| 1997 | 25 | 0 |
| 1998 | 24 | 0 |
| 1999 | 22 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26 | 0 |
| 2001 | 31 | 6 |
| 2002 | 31 | 40 |
| 2003 | 29 | 39 |
| 2004 | 41 | 54 |
| 2005 | 27 | 61 |
| 2006 | 25 | 46 |
| 2007 | 22 | 44 |
| 2008 | 18 | 57 |
| 2009 | 17 | 45 |
| 2010 | 38 | 56 |
| 2011 | 45 | 61 |
| 2012 | 34 | 50 |
| 2013 | 48 | 82 |
| 2014 | 61 | 76 |
| 2015 | 62 | 76 |
| 2016 | 64 | 99 |
| 2017 | 66 | 79 |
| 2018 | 71 | 101 |
| 2019 | 71 | 87 |
| 2020 | 79 | 96 |
| 2021 | 62 | 78 |
| 2022 | 67 | 78 |
| 2023 | 73 | 61 |
| 2024 | 77 | 67 |
| 2025 | 45 | 50 |
| 2026 | 23 | 37 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Multi-piece fasteners and methods of fastening22 Sep 2026US 12,742,467 B2Howmet Aerospace Inc.
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- Fastener, fastening assembly and method of installing a fastener8 Sep 2026US 12,729,707 B2Avdel UK Limited
- Fastener with clutch mechanism and fastener operating method11 Aug 2026US 12,704,144 B1Centrix Aerospace LLC
- Attachment device for installing on a structure, aircraft or spacecraft, and method for manufacturing an attachment device for installing on a structure1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298274 A1Airbus Operations GmbH
- Automated Temporary Fastener Actuation Apparatus and System17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273673 A1Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Breakstem Blind Rivet and Method for Producing an Electrically Conductive Riveted Connection17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276018 A1Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- System and method for the spaced-apart fastening of curtain walling panels10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266049 A1EJOT GmbH & Co. KG
- Fastening pins, multi-piece fasteners, and methods for fastening3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258825 A1Howmet Aerospace Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for rivetting592US 8,327,514 B2Gunyang Trunet Co., Ltd. · 2012
- Fastener for attaching objects to bones459US 5,501,695 AThe Anspach Effort, Inc. · 1996
- Apparatus and method for anchoring a cord-like element to a workpiece409US 5,885,294 AEthicon, Inc. · 1999
- Method of joining two thermoplastic articles380US 4,761,871 APhillips Petroleum Company · 1988
- System and method for anchoring a cord-like element to a workpiece220US 6,041,485 A2000