F16B 2/00
Friction-grip releasable fastenings
Official title: Friction-grip releasable fastenings (for cables or ropes, e.g. cleats F16G11/00 ){(connections of rods or tubes, e.g. of non-circular section, mutually, including resilient connections F16B7/00)}
F16B2/00 (Friction-grip releasable fastenings) appears on 6,188 US grants and 6,600 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16B- Granted patents
- 6,188
- Published applications
- 6,600
- Assignees
- 3,347
- Inventors
- 11,465
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 47 | 0 |
| 1977 | 31 | 0 |
| 1978 | 35 | 0 |
| 1979 | 22 | 0 |
| 1980 | 38 | 0 |
| 1981 | 28 | 0 |
| 1982 | 28 | 0 |
| 1983 | 27 | 0 |
| 1984 | 46 | 0 |
| 1985 | 38 | 0 |
| 1986 | 40 | 0 |
| 1987 | 69 | 0 |
| 1988 | 52 | 0 |
| 1989 | 57 | 0 |
| 1990 | 71 | 0 |
| 1991 | 56 | 0 |
| 1992 | 55 | 0 |
| 1993 | 38 | 0 |
| 1994 | 57 | 0 |
| 1995 | 37 | 0 |
| 1996 | 41 | 0 |
| 1997 | 37 | 0 |
| 1998 | 32 | 0 |
| 1999 | 24 | 0 |
| 2000 | 31 | 0 |
| 2001 | 47 | 7 |
| 2002 | 56 | 61 |
| 2003 | 55 | 62 |
| 2004 | 39 | 54 |
| 2005 | 44 | 75 |
| 2006 | 45 | 77 |
| 2007 | 36 | 85 |
| 2008 | 39 | 85 |
| 2009 | 44 | 95 |
| 2010 | 42 | 91 |
| 2011 | 47 | 120 |
| 2012 | 77 | 169 |
| 2013 | 103 | 207 |
| 2014 | 138 | 246 |
| 2015 | 194 | 441 |
| 2016 | 308 | 494 |
| 2017 | 408 | 485 |
| 2018 | 383 | 519 |
| 2019 | 490 | 527 |
| 2020 | 479 | 499 |
| 2021 | 410 | 455 |
| 2022 | 387 | 438 |
| 2023 | 400 | 378 |
| 2024 | 368 | 395 |
| 2025 | 321 | 337 |
| 2026 | 191 | 198 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Quick coupling plant support29 Sep 2026US 12,747,745 B2
- Ice fishing electronics integration assembly8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305591 A1Wild Wing Woodworks LLC DBA Wild Wing Products
- Mobile device visor assembly and accessories8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313048 A1
- Pickup truck tonneau cover1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296154 A1Kunshan Qunguang Automotive Technology Co., Ltd.
- Systems and methods for rotor assemblies and manufacturing thereof1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296634 A1Archer Aviation Inc.
- Clamp assembly for mounting panels to i-beams1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298273 A1Laydon Composites Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hog ring fastener, tool and methods1,356US 5,035,040 ADuo-Fast Corporation · 1991
- User interface in a battery powered device1,355US 9,414,880 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2016
- Litz wire battery powered device1,338US 9,421,060 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2016
- Latchless surgical clip422US 5,366,458 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1994
- Open backed pedicle screw352US 4,887,596 ASynthes USA, LLC · 1989