F16B 2031/022
Using an ultrasonic transducer
Official title: {using an ultrasonic transducer}
F16B2031/022 (Using an ultrasonic transducer) appears on 50 US grants and 48 published applications in this corpus.
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- 21 Jul 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Fastener tightening control system in an assembly and method for controlling the tightening of a fastener in an assembly21 Jul 2026US 12,686,086 B2Lisi Aerospace
- Fastener assembly sensor unit2 Jun 2026US 12,644,482 B2Salunda Limited
- Rapid ultrasonic dual-wave calibrated detection method for axial force of high strength bolt28 Oct 2025US 12,455,201 B2Beijing Goldwind Smart Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
- Method for producing load-indicating connection components, and corresponding load-indicating connection component9 Sep 2025US 12,409,511 B2intellifast GmbH
- Looseness detection sensor and method21 Jan 2025US 12,203,823 B2Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
- Fastener Tightening Control System in an Assembly and Method for Controlling the Tightening of a Fastener in an Assembly8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307184 A1Lisi Aerospace
- Fastener assembly sensor unit17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276022 A1Salunda Limited
- Instrumented assembly screw12 Feb 2026US 2026/0043431 A1Safran Aircraft Engines
- Preload verification for critical fasteners5 Feb 2026US 2026/0036160 A1Würth Industrie Service GmbH & Co.KG
- Fastener Tightening Control System in an Assembly and Method for Controlling the Tightening of a Fastener in an Assembly18 Dec 2025US 2025/0381631 A1Lisi Aerospace
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ultrasonic load indicating member, apparatus and method69US 4,899,591 ASPS Technologies, Inc. · 1990
- Ultrasonic load indicating member64US 4,846,001 ASPS Technologies, Inc. · 1989
- Fastener incorporating ultrasonic transducer58US 4,294,122 AGeneral Dynamics Corporation · 1981
- Ultrasonic load measuring device with control feature48US 5,220,839 AUltrafast, Inc. · 1993
- Ultrasonic load indicating member with transducer47US 5,131,276 AUltrafast, Inc. · 1992