F16B 45/024
And having means biasing the closing member about the pivot
Official title: {and having means biasing the closing member about the pivot}
F16B45/024 (And having means biasing the closing member about the pivot) appears on 298 US grants and 223 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16B- Granted patents
- 298
- Published applications
- 223
- Assignees
- 165
- Inventors
- 438
- Latest grant
- 24 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 1 |
| 2002 | 9 | 6 |
| 2003 | 7 | 6 |
| 2004 | 3 | 5 |
| 2005 | 3 | 9 |
| 2006 | 4 | 5 |
| 2007 | 4 | 8 |
| 2008 | 5 | 14 |
| 2009 | 2 | 8 |
| 2010 | 5 | 12 |
| 2011 | 11 | 11 |
| 2012 | 12 | 14 |
| 2013 | 13 | 9 |
| 2014 | 9 | 8 |
| 2015 | 9 | 16 |
| 2016 | 13 | 13 |
| 2017 | 9 | 5 |
| 2018 | 13 | 9 |
| 2019 | 8 | 5 |
| 2020 | 9 | 13 |
| 2021 | 8 | 6 |
| 2022 | 6 | 10 |
| 2023 | 9 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 |
| 2025 | 5 | 7 |
| 2026 | 3 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Climbing device24 Mar 2026US 12,582,875 B1
- Attachment members for a slingbar component of a lift system20 Jan 2026US 12,527,707 B2Liko Research & Development AB
- Connector with gate13 Jan 2026US 12,526,937 B2Kong Inc.
- Fall protection equipment having inductive sensor for connection status and control9 Dec 2025US 12,491,389 B23M Innovative Properties Company
- Manually operated snap hook25 Nov 2025US 12,480,541 B1
- Rope restraining and selective release device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276061 A1
- Fastener10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266329 A1YKK Corporation
- Carabiner and method of use3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258830 A1Zedel
- Connector with a Safety Gate13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235156 A1Kong Inc.
- Integrally formed elastic snap hook made from synthetic resin18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168528 A1Leon Sports Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Carabiner83US 4,095,316 ASalewa Sportperatefabrik mit beschrankter Haftung · 1978
- Self-locking carabiner83US 5,463,798 A1995
- Formed sheet metal carabiner gate70US 5,878,834 ABlack Diamond Equipment, Ltd. · 1999
- Triple locking snap hook69US 5,257,441 AUnited States Forgecraft Corporation · 1993
- Normally-closed dispensing closure with operative handle62US 8,297,462 B12012