F16B 3/04
Key-type connections: using keys formed of wire or other flexible material, to
Official title: using keys formed of wire or other flexible material, to be inserted through an opening giving access to grooves in the adjacent surfaces of the parts to be connected
F16B3/04 (Key-type connections: using keys formed of wire or other flexible material, to) appears on 35 US grants and 21 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16B- Granted patents
- 35
- Published applications
- 21
- Assignees
- 32
- Inventors
- 59
- Latest grant
- 9 Sep 2025
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Pin7 Jan 2025US 12,188,509 B2A. Raymond Et Cie
- Spline joints and spline joint installation methods9 Apr 2024US 11,953,042 B1Roscoe Moss Manufacturing Company
- Joint assembly26 Dec 2023US 11,852,185 B2ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Threaded fastener with improved resistance to backing out of a blind hole3 Oct 2023US 11,773,892 B2
- Wire retention for carbon seal and method of assembly13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235042 A1Rtx Corporation
- A coupling assembly16 Jul 2026US 2026/0201994 A1Torsion Tool Company AS
- Furniture foot5 Mar 2026US 2026/0060418 A1
- Pin24 Apr 2025US 2025/0129810 A1A. Raymond Et Cie
- Wire/Ring Secondary Retention System For Optical And Other Members23 Mar 2023US 2023/0092107 A1Raytheon Canada Limited
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- Bushing18US 4,988,231 AIndustrial Fabricators Machine, Inc. · 1991
- Piston locking device for double acting hydraulic cylinder16US 4,771,678 APrince Manufacturing, Inc. · 1988