F16B 21/183
Internal, i.e. with spreading action
Official title: {internal, i.e. with spreading action}
F16B21/183 (Internal, i.e. with spreading action) appears on 150 US grants and 142 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16B- Granted patents
- 150
- Published applications
- 142
- Assignees
- 134
- Inventors
- 339
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 13 | 4 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 |
| 2026 | 6 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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
- Retaining ring, arrangement and method for installing the retaining ring27 Jan 2026US 12,533,917 B2Vibracoustic SE
- Systems and methods for preloading a bearing and aligning a lock nut24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285085 A1Temper Axle Products Corporation
- Techniques for positioning precision between subassemblies5 Mar 2026US 2026/0063007 A1ViaSat, Inc.
- Ring fastener14 Aug 2025US 2025/0257756 A1Cross Manufacturing Company (1938) Limited
- Device for retaining a moving part3 Jul 2025US 2025/0215918 A1ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
- Retention clip for a valve shaft adapter23 Jan 2025US 2025/0027574 A1Watts Regulator Co.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Locking ring for an acetabular cup82US 5,383,938 AZimmer, Inc. · 1995
- Roofing attachment plate47US 5,094,056 A1992
- Retaining ring and cutter therefor47US 5,352,079 AEaton Corporation · 1994
- Wheel retention nut47US 8,328,486 B21052633 Alberta Ltd. · 2012
- Method and apparatus for releasably connecting first and second objects45US 5,061,112 AThe United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1991