F16B 5/0004
Joining sheets, plates or panels in abutting relationship
Official title: {Joining sheets, plates or panels in abutting relationship (F16B5/01 takes precedence)}
F16B5/0004 (Joining sheets, plates or panels in abutting relationship) appears on 1,195 US grants and 1,242 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16B- Granted patents
- 1,195
- Published applications
- 1,242
- Assignees
- 713
- Inventors
- 1,937
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 2 |
| 2002 | 11 | 5 |
| 2003 | 11 | 25 |
| 2004 | 9 | 19 |
| 2005 | 9 | 23 |
| 2006 | 12 | 40 |
| 2007 | 11 | 21 |
| 2008 | 10 | 36 |
| 2009 | 16 | 21 |
| 2010 | 45 | 25 |
| 2011 | 24 | 30 |
| 2012 | 19 | 44 |
| 2013 | 29 | 42 |
| 2014 | 42 | 66 |
| 2015 | 52 | 61 |
| 2016 | 55 | 76 |
| 2017 | 55 | 62 |
| 2018 | 58 | 98 |
| 2019 | 74 | 96 |
| 2020 | 91 | 101 |
| 2021 | 75 | 96 |
| 2022 | 81 | 64 |
| 2023 | 76 | 65 |
| 2024 | 41 | 50 |
| 2025 | 41 | 35 |
| 2026 | 29 | 39 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F16B 5/0008By moving the sheets, plates or panels substantially in their own plane400
- F16B 5/0084Characterised by particular locking means260
- F16B 5/0056By moving the sheets, plates or panels or the interlocking key perpendicular250
- F16B 5/0032By moving the sheets, plates, or panels or the interlocking key parallel249
- F16B 5/008By a rotating or sliding and rotating movement142
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Most cited
By later US patents
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