F16B 21/084
With a series of flexible ribs or fins extending laterally from the
Official title: {with a series of flexible ribs or fins extending laterally from the shank of the stud, pin or spigot, said ribs or fins deforming predominantly in a direction parallel to the direction of insertion of the shank}
F16B21/084 (With a series of flexible ribs or fins extending laterally from the) appears on 142 US grants and 128 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16B- Granted patents
- 142
- Published applications
- 128
- Assignees
- 89
- Inventors
- 267
- Latest grant
- 12 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 3 |
| 2003 | 7 | 11 |
| 2004 | 8 | 9 |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 |
| 2006 | 5 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 8 |
| 2008 | 0 | 6 |
| 2009 | 3 | 7 |
| 2010 | 3 | 7 |
| 2011 | 8 | 5 |
| 2012 | 0 | 6 |
| 2013 | 4 | 2 |
| 2014 | 6 | 3 |
| 2015 | 6 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 | 8 |
| 2023 | 5 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 |
| 2026 | 5 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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By later US patents
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- Plastic drive fastener73US 4,728,238 AIllinois Tool Works Inc. · 1988
- Airbag inflator with snap-on mounting attachment73US 5,947,509 AAutoliv ASP, Inc. · 1999
- Energy-absorbing fastener system72US 5,934,729 AFord Global Technologies, LLC · 1999