F16B 39/12
By means of locknuts
Official title: by means of locknuts
F16B39/12 (By means of locknuts) appears on 249 US grants and 282 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16B- Granted patents
- 249
- Published applications
- 282
- Assignees
- 158
- Inventors
- 408
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
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| 2005 | 1 | 11 |
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| 2012 | 5 | 4 |
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| 2014 | 8 | 12 |
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| 2018 | 13 | 31 |
| 2019 | 18 | 22 |
| 2020 | 17 | 29 |
| 2021 | 25 | 29 |
| 2022 | 14 | 13 |
| 2023 | 16 | 17 |
| 2024 | 21 | 9 |
| 2025 | 10 | 6 |
| 2026 | 2 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Locking system21 Jul 2026US 12,687,193 B2
- Actuator lock nut assembly28 Apr 2026US 12,612,937 B2Microtecnica S.R.L.
- Systems and methods for preloading a bearing11 Nov 2025US 12,466,040 B2Temper Axle Products Corporation
- Single ring type locknut assembly11 Nov 2025US 12,467,498 B2
- Nut arrangement, rock bolt and driver apparatus7 Oct 2025US 12,435,748 B2Mohlalefi (Pty) Ltd.
- Lock nut24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287006 A1
- Self-locking fastener and nut20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243295 A1
- Lug nut utilizing open-frame designs28 May 2026US 2026/0146641 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Nut Arrangement, Rock Bolt and Driver Apparatus19 Mar 2026US 2026/0078793 A1Mohlalefi (Pty) Ltd.
- Locknut with insulator19 Mar 2026US 2026/0078796 A1Fuzhou Jj Industries, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for providing a load on a bearing, the bearing having an inner race mounted to a shaft and the bearing retained by a nut75US 7,389,579 B22008
- Lock nut system60US 7,303,367 B22007
- Adjustable spacer57US 4,925,364 AUnited Technologies Corporation · 1990
- Movable retention device for a threaded fastener57US 6,174,118 B13M Innovative Properties Company · 2001
- Double nut52US 4,729,703 ASuiken Technology Co., Ltd. · 1988