F16B 21/18
With circlips or like resilient retaining devices, i.e. resilient in the plane
Official title: with circlips or like resilient retaining devices, {i.e. resilient in the plane of the ring or the like}; Details (spring-washers for locking nuts F16B39/24; adjusting rings F16B43/00)
F16B21/18 (With circlips or like resilient retaining devices, i.e. resilient in the plane) appears on 683 US grants and 590 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16B- Granted patents
- 683
- Published applications
- 590
- Assignees
- 483
- Inventors
- 1,334
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 2001 | 6 | 3 |
| 2002 | 18 | 14 |
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| 2004 | 17 | 19 |
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| 2006 | 6 | 17 |
| 2007 | 8 | 24 |
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| 2018 | 28 | 42 |
| 2019 | 34 | 47 |
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| 2021 | 32 | 39 |
| 2022 | 38 | 34 |
| 2023 | 28 | 30 |
| 2024 | 35 | 18 |
| 2025 | 23 | 16 |
| 2026 | 10 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- 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.
- Retainer ring having a trapezium-shaped cross-section14 Jul 2026US 12,680,567 B1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Systems and methods for preloading a bearing and aligning a lock nut16 Jun 2026US 12,654,489 B2Temper Axle Products Corporation
- Linear actuators with anti-backdrive mechanisms31 Mar 2026US 12,590,625 B2Brunswick Corporation
- 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
- Rotational speed-resistant rings23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210393 A1Seeger-Orbis GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fixation assembly for orthopedic applications507US 5,931,838 A1999
- 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
- Spring mechanism to connect, lock and unlock, members110US 5,411,348 ABal Seal Engineering, Inc. · 1995