F16B 21/086
The shank of the stud, pin or spigot having elevations, ribs, fins
Official title: {the shank of the stud, pin or spigot having elevations, ribs, fins or prongs intended for deformation or tilting predominantly in a direction perpendicular to the direction of insertion}
F16B21/086 (The shank of the stud, pin or spigot having elevations, ribs, fins) appears on 613 US grants and 678 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Assignees
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- Inventors
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- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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| 2023 | 39 | 34 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 |
| 2025 | 25 | 32 |
| 2026 | 6 | 21 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Clip6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226930 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Portable structure139US 5,144,780 A1992
- Snap lock connector for components such as knock-down furniture components111US 4,012,155 A1977
- Fastener for fastening plates together82US 4,927,287 ANifco Inc. · 1990
- Fastener77US 4,762,437 ANifco Inc. · 1988
- Holding element made of plastic73US 5,448,809 ATRW United Carr GmbH & Co. KG · 1995