F16B 37/041
Releasable devices
Official title: {Releasable devices (F16B37/044, F16B37/045 take precedence)}
F16B37/041 (Releasable devices) appears on 618 US grants and 508 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16B- Granted patents
- 618
- Published applications
- 508
- Assignees
- 329
- Inventors
- 1,098
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 16 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 14 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 5 |
| 2002 | 13 | 13 |
| 2003 | 9 | 11 |
| 2004 | 11 | 25 |
| 2005 | 15 | 17 |
| 2006 | 10 | 13 |
| 2007 | 9 | 7 |
| 2008 | 4 | 14 |
| 2009 | 8 | 17 |
| 2010 | 6 | 14 |
| 2011 | 11 | 11 |
| 2012 | 13 | 11 |
| 2013 | 12 | 25 |
| 2014 | 16 | 14 |
| 2015 | 20 | 24 |
| 2016 | 22 | 26 |
| 2017 | 29 | 35 |
| 2018 | 22 | 31 |
| 2019 | 32 | 27 |
| 2020 | 20 | 26 |
| 2021 | 27 | 36 |
| 2022 | 16 | 28 |
| 2023 | 29 | 23 |
| 2024 | 26 | 23 |
| 2025 | 19 | 17 |
| 2026 | 10 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Part unit and structure for assembling vehicle body6 Oct 2026US 12,753,641 B2Woobo Tech Co., Ltd.
- Fasteners for coupling components of showerhead assemblies22 Sep 2026US 12,741,291 B2APPLIED Materials.Inc.
- Quarter turn retainer15 Sep 2026US 12,736,079 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Floating nut plate quarter turn fastener receptacle21 Jul 2026US 12,687,191 B2Textron Aviation Inc.
- Multi-piece fastener comprising a tapered threaded portion and method of fastening2 Jun 2026US 12,644,483 B2Howmet Aerospace Inc.
- Washer, nut, and fastening structure8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309182 A1Nippon Plarad Co.
- Compression Limiting Box Nut27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251171 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Isolating Nut Clips27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251172 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Clip6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226930 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Fastener with composite sleeve23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210397 A1Centrix Aerospace LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of making nut fasteners117US 10,220,575 B2A. Raymond Et Cie · 2019
- Screw-nut for screwing implants together94US 5,330,535 AProtek AG · 1994
- Axially adjustable screw anchor90US 5,178,501 A1993
- Fastener assembly with axial play87US 4,732,519 AIllinois Tool Works Inc. · 1988
- Mounting plate assembly81US 5,407,310 AAgape Plastics, Inc. · 1995