F16B 21/16
With grooves or notches in the pin or shaft
Official title: with grooves or notches in the pin or shaft
F16B21/16 (With grooves or notches in the pin or shaft) appears on 1,216 US grants and 1,036 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16B- Granted patents
- 1,216
- Published applications
- 1,036
- Assignees
- 837
- Inventors
- 2,334
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 13 | 0 |
| 1987 | 26 | 0 |
| 1988 | 19 | 0 |
| 1989 | 26 | 0 |
| 1990 | 32 | 0 |
| 1991 | 32 | 0 |
| 1992 | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | 15 | 0 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 17 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 19 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 22 | 0 |
| 2001 | 17 | 5 |
| 2002 | 38 | 27 |
| 2003 | 17 | 18 |
| 2004 | 20 | 27 |
| 2005 | 18 | 18 |
| 2006 | 11 | 29 |
| 2007 | 8 | 36 |
| 2008 | 11 | 24 |
| 2009 | 15 | 42 |
| 2010 | 25 | 30 |
| 2011 | 18 | 28 |
| 2012 | 21 | 35 |
| 2013 | 27 | 34 |
| 2014 | 29 | 53 |
| 2015 | 27 | 34 |
| 2016 | 34 | 45 |
| 2017 | 34 | 58 |
| 2018 | 50 | 67 |
| 2019 | 51 | 67 |
| 2020 | 66 | 63 |
| 2021 | 50 | 68 |
| 2022 | 57 | 64 |
| 2023 | 55 | 67 |
| 2024 | 59 | 44 |
| 2025 | 53 | 35 |
| 2026 | 18 | 18 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Removable locking device6 Oct 2026US 12,752,886 B2Gowings SHI Pty Ltd
- Thrust component, assembly method therefor, and apparatus22 Sep 2026US 12,742,469 B2Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- Retention clip for a valve shaft adapter1 Sep 2026US 12,723,672 B2Watts Regulator Co.
- Couplers for image capture devices and accessories11 Aug 2026US 12,707,134 B2GoPro, Inc.
- Easy-to-mount connector21 Jul 2026US 12,687,189 B2Zhejiang Prulde Electric Appliance Co., Ltd.
- Systems and methods for preloading a bearing and aligning a lock nut24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285085 A1Temper Axle Products Corporation
- Fastening arrangement, component structure with the fastening arrangement as well as associated fastening method17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276019 A1
- Clip for removably attaching a first vehicle part to a second vehicle part, first vehicle part, assembly, and method for disengaging an assembly of a first vehicle part and of a second vehicle part17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276020 A1Volvo Car Corporation
- Interlock-ring17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276021 A1Seeger-Orbis GmbH
- Self-locking mechanism for removable components27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251164 A1Honeywell International Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fixation assembly for orthopedic applications507US 5,931,838 A1999
- Bone clamp and method292US 4,796,612 A1989
- Spinal fixation assembly209US 7,678,136 B2Spinal LLC · 2010
- Variable length telescopic connector and method for use131US 5,098,241 AXYZYX International Corporation · 1992
- Radially mounted spring to connect, lock and unlock, and for snap-on fastening, and for mechanical, electromagnetic shielding, electrical conductivity, and thermal dissipation with environmental sealing114US 5,545,842 ABal Seal Engineering, Inc. · 1996