F16B 37/12
Nuts or like thread-engaging members: with thread-engaging surfaces formed by inserted coil-springs
Official title: with thread-engaging surfaces formed by inserted coil-springs, discs, or the like; Independent pieces of wound wire used as nuts; Threaded inserts for holes {(mounting devices B25B27/143)}
F16B37/12 (Nuts or like thread-engaging members: with thread-engaging surfaces formed by inserted coil-springs) appears on 505 US grants and 502 published applications in this corpus.
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| 2026 | 4 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Fastener for use with ultraviolet light sensitive adhesive6 Oct 2026US 12,753,786 B2The Boeing Company
- Fasteners for coupling components of showerhead assemblies22 Sep 2026US 12,741,291 B2APPLIED Materials.Inc.
- Roller screw bidirectional and alternated preloading structure with built-in metal springs21 Apr 2026US 12,607,219 B1Fositek Corporation
- Kit for bearing extraction from a stuffing box of a rotary mechanical device31 Mar 2026US 12,590,636 B2Seal-Ryt Corp.
- Fastening system using an axially magnetized threaded insert23 Dec 2025US 12,504,034 B2Teladoc Health, Inc.
- Fastening auxiliary part and fastening system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287004 A1Advanex Inc.
- Fastening system using an axially magnetized threaded insert30 Apr 2026US 2026/0117812 A1Teladoc Health, Inc.
- Metal Insert and Connector30 Apr 2026US 2026/0121343 A1Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
- Insert nut and device19 Mar 2026US 2026/0078795 A1Advanex Inc.
- Precision Torque Control Positive Lock Nut12 Feb 2026US 2026/0043435 A1Bpc LG 2, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Connector for fractured bones403US 4,760,843 A1988
- Apparatus and polymeric endoluminal sealing273US 5,947,977 AEndoluminal Therapeutics, Inc. · 1999
- Biodegradable polymeric endoluminal sealing process, apparatus and polymeric products for use therein183US 6,443,941 B1Endoluminal Therapeutics, Inc. · 2002
- Variable length telescopic connector and method for use131US 5,098,241 AXYZYX International Corporation · 1992
- Biodegradable polymeric endoluminal sealing process, apparatus and polymeric product for use therein127US 5,674,287 AEndoluminal Therapeutics, Inc. · 1997