F16B 21/165
With balls or rollers
Official title: {with balls or rollers (for connections of rods or tubes engaged telescopically F16B7/1409)}
F16B21/165 (With balls or rollers) appears on 251 US grants and 262 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16B- Granted patents
- 251
- Published applications
- 262
- Assignees
- 199
- Inventors
- 488
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 8 | 7 |
| 2003 | 5 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 | 6 |
| 2007 | 0 | 5 |
| 2008 | 2 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 | 7 |
| 2010 | 4 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 | 8 |
| 2012 | 2 | 11 |
| 2013 | 6 | 7 |
| 2014 | 9 | 16 |
| 2015 | 6 | 8 |
| 2016 | 12 | 15 |
| 2017 | 9 | 12 |
| 2018 | 12 | 18 |
| 2019 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020 | 14 | 12 |
| 2021 | 11 | 23 |
| 2022 | 12 | 18 |
| 2023 | 15 | 28 |
| 2024 | 18 | 13 |
| 2025 | 19 | 14 |
| 2026 | 6 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Removable locking device6 Oct 2026US 12,752,886 B2Gowings SHI Pty Ltd
- Fixture for components23 Jun 2026US 12,663,037 B2ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Quick release pin marine mount system for quick release accessories2 Jun 2026US 12,644,481 B2CompX International Inc.
- Bearing assemblies for selectively coupling components14 Apr 2026US 12,599,408 B2Medos International Sarl
- Self-locking retaining ring with a dimple locking mechanism20 Jan 2026US 12,529,393 B2Smalley Steel Ring Company
- Self-locking mechanism for removable components27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251164 A1Honeywell International Inc.
- Gripping devices and systems14 May 2026US 2026/0132687 A1Boart Longyear Manufacturing And Distribution Inc.
- Multi-piece fasteners and methods for fastening7 May 2026US 2026/0126074 A1Howmet Aerospace Inc.
- A quick release system for a wheel to be held between two blades of a fork29 Jan 2026US 2026/0027677 A1
- Device for extracting pieces6 Nov 2025US 2025/0339995 A1Comercial De Utiles Y Moldes, S.A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Extendable support pole89US 5,593,239 ATracor, Inc. · 1997
- Tool assembly79US 4,663,796 A1987
- Multiple pitch threaded fastener apparatus74US 6,302,633 B12001
- Quick changecoupling system for robotic attachments64US 4,906,123 AWes-Tech, Inc. · 1990
- Automatic coupling device59US 4,859,110 ANeapco, Inc. · 1989