F16B 2/02

Clamps, i.e. with gripping action effected by positive means other than the

Official title: Clamps, i.e. with gripping action effected by positive means other than the inherent resistance to deformation of the material of the fastening

F16B2/02 (Clamps, i.e. with gripping action effected by positive means other than the) appears on 4,504 US grants and 4,722 published applications in this corpus.

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Granted patents: 4,504
Published applications: 4,722
Assignees: 2,533
Inventors: 8,130
Latest grant: 6 Oct 2026

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Year	Granted patents	Published applications
1976	30	0
1977	24	0
1978	25	0
1979	12	0
1980	20	0
1981	19	0
1982	21	0
1983	21	0
1984	35	0
1985	31	0
1986	34	0
1987	48	0
1988	34	0
1989	45	0
1990	52	0
1991	38	0
1992	37	0
1993	28	0
1994	42	0
1995	28	0
1996	27	0
1997	30	0
1998	22	0
1999	13	0
2000	24	0
2001	31	4
2002	35	46
2003	37	42
2004	27	38
2005	33	54
2006	38	58
2007	24	70
2008	31	64
2009	37	77
2010	36	65
2011	41	77
2012	55	116
2013	79	144
2014	100	162
2015	134	304
2016	203	337
2017	302	342
2018	274	367
2019	342	378
2020	350	370
2021	316	334
2022	287	321
2023	295	279
2024	266	298
2025	246	246
2026	145	129

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