F16B 5/04
Joining sheets or plates: by means of riveting
Official title: by means of riveting (rivets F16B19/04)
F16B5/04 (Joining sheets or plates: by means of riveting) appears on 536 US grants and 620 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16B- Granted patents
- 536
- Published applications
- 620
- Assignees
- 322
- Inventors
- 1,157
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
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| 2026 | 5 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Assembly comprising a continuous structural element for aircraft and a fitting8 Sep 2026US 12,728,977 B2Airbus Operations S.L.U.
- Fluid tight blind fasteners and methods for fastening14 Apr 2026US 12,601,366 B2Howmet Aerospace Inc.
- Riveted joint10 Mar 2026US 12,571,416 B2Audi AG
- Method for temporarily closing openings in aircraft parts3 Mar 2026US 12,566,425 B2Airbus Operations GmbH
- Blind type removable fixing device, assembly comprising at least one such fixing device and method of dismantling such a fixing device3 Feb 2026US 12,540,638 B2Airbus Operations GmbH
- Breakstem Blind Rivet and Method for Producing an Electrically Conductive Riveted Connection17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276018 A1Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- System and method for the spaced-apart fastening of curtain walling panels10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266049 A1EJOT GmbH & Co. KG
- Fastening pins, multi-piece fasteners, and methods for fastening3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258825 A1Howmet Aerospace Inc.
- Joining Method And Self-Piercing Joining Element2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183832 A1Newfrey LLC
- Joining method, punch rivet arrangement, die, and punch rivet tool2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183833 A1Newfrey LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of joining two thermoplastic articles380US 4,761,871 APhillips Petroleum Company · 1988
- Lightning protection system for conductive composite material structure150US 4,755,904 AThe Boeing Company · 1988
- Laminates, panels and means for joining them89US 5,030,488 AChemical and Polymer Technology, Inc. · 1991
- Connectors used in making highly insulated composite wall structures71US 5,606,832 AH. K. Composites, Inc. · 1997
- Tacking device64US 5,795,118 ANifco Inc. · 1998