F16B 21/00
Means for preventing relative axial movement of a pin, spigot, shaft or
Official title: Means for preventing relative axial movement of a pin, spigot, shaft or the like and a member surrounding it (riveted or deformable spigots F16B19/04; for gudgeon pins F16J1/18); Stud-and-socket releasable fastenings
F16B21/00 (Means for preventing relative axial movement of a pin, spigot, shaft or) appears on 4,590 US grants and 4,243 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16B- Granted patents
- 4,590
- Published applications
- 4,243
- Assignees
- 2,383
- Inventors
- 8,332
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 42 | 0 |
| 1977 | 31 | 0 |
| 1978 | 29 | 0 |
| 1979 | 19 | 0 |
| 1980 | 37 | 0 |
| 1981 | 40 | 0 |
| 1982 | 37 | 0 |
| 1983 | 41 | 0 |
| 1984 | 40 | 0 |
| 1985 | 39 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 68 | 0 |
| 1988 | 57 | 0 |
| 1989 | 81 | 0 |
| 1990 | 82 | 0 |
| 1991 | 101 | 0 |
| 1992 | 57 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 54 | 0 |
| 1995 | 42 | 0 |
| 1996 | 39 | 0 |
| 1997 | 61 | 0 |
| 1998 | 62 | 0 |
| 1999 | 40 | 0 |
| 2000 | 54 | 0 |
| 2001 | 57 | 17 |
| 2002 | 81 | 68 |
| 2003 | 77 | 75 |
| 2004 | 61 | 108 |
| 2005 | 54 | 110 |
| 2006 | 58 | 103 |
| 2007 | 57 | 129 |
| 2008 | 56 | 113 |
| 2009 | 58 | 121 |
| 2010 | 71 | 98 |
| 2011 | 73 | 139 |
| 2012 | 90 | 160 |
| 2013 | 117 | 172 |
| 2014 | 132 | 190 |
| 2015 | 156 | 213 |
| 2016 | 170 | 200 |
| 2017 | 186 | 200 |
| 2018 | 176 | 270 |
| 2019 | 212 | 281 |
| 2020 | 263 | 302 |
| 2021 | 234 | 253 |
| 2022 | 211 | 236 |
| 2023 | 233 | 240 |
| 2024 | 195 | 186 |
| 2025 | 166 | 163 |
| 2026 | 91 | 96 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Rotary positioning device22 Sep 2026US 12,742,468 B2Hanwit Precision Industries Ltd.
- Thrust component, assembly method therefor, and apparatus22 Sep 2026US 12,742,469 B2Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- Fastening structure1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298275 A1Fivetech Technology Inc.
- Closure for connecting workpieces1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298276 A1Anemo Engineering BV
- Systems and methods for preloading a bearing and aligning a lock nut24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285085 A1Temper Axle Products Corporation
- Fasteners with low profile heads for scaffolding and formwork assemblies24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286725 A1
- Multidimensional hybrid lap joints and additive manufacturing processes for making bezel assemblies24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287001 A1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
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