F16B 2/18
Using cams, levers, eccentrics, or toggles
Official title: using cams, levers, eccentrics, or toggles {(for connections of rods or tubes engaged telescopically F16B7/1418, F16B7/1427, F16B7/1454)}
F16B2/18 (Using cams, levers, eccentrics, or toggles) appears on 789 US grants and 855 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16B- Granted patents
- 789
- Published applications
- 855
- Assignees
- 543
- Inventors
- 1,486
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 2 |
| 2002 | 8 | 17 |
| 2003 | 12 | 8 |
| 2004 | 6 | 9 |
| 2005 | 5 | 12 |
| 2006 | 9 | 15 |
| 2007 | 2 | 14 |
| 2008 | 3 | 9 |
| 2009 | 9 | 13 |
| 2010 | 7 | 11 |
| 2011 | 6 | 9 |
| 2012 | 10 | 20 |
| 2013 | 14 | 15 |
| 2014 | 8 | 22 |
| 2015 | 19 | 57 |
| 2016 | 35 | 68 |
| 2017 | 67 | 59 |
| 2018 | 43 | 62 |
| 2019 | 70 | 82 |
| 2020 | 69 | 63 |
| 2021 | 55 | 56 |
| 2022 | 53 | 56 |
| 2023 | 57 | 74 |
| 2024 | 55 | 40 |
| 2025 | 43 | 40 |
| 2026 | 22 | 22 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Clamp for tonneau cover22 Sep 2026US 12,741,700 B2Peragon Enterprises, Inc.
- Clamp with improved retaining structure22 Sep 2026US 12,743,008 B2Really Right Stuff, LLC
- Surgical table rail clamp apparatus8 Sep 2026US 12,728,056 B2Allen Medical Systems, Inc.
- Quick release fastening device and assembly of quick release fastening device and outer tube8 Sep 2026US 12,729,705 B2
- Cam for a base for transport25 Aug 2026US 12,716,438 B2CABKA Group GmbH
- Primary latch mechanism for a banknote processing device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0279132 A1Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology GmbH
- Surgical retractor system and clip-on joint clamp30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215769 A1Thompson Surgical Instruments, Inc.
- Toggle clamp tool system and method30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218737 A1The Boeing Company
- Door operator armature connections23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210166 A1Schlage Lock Company LLC
- Automatic positioning and stepless unlocking fixing device9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194086 A1Hanwit Precision Industries Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical accessory clamp and method176US 8,182,469 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2012
- Socket and rail clamp apparatus84US 6,622,980 B2Hill-Rom Services, Inc. · 2003
- Multi-location adjustable table83US 4,672,898 A1987
- Clamping device80US 6,277,069 B1Pine Ridge Holding Pty. Ltd. · 2001
- Dual column surgical support system80US 9,498,397 B2Allen Medical Systems, Inc. · 2016