F16B 5/0692
Joining flexible sheets to other sheets or plates or to strips or
Official title: {joining flexible sheets to other sheets or plates or to strips or bars (tent fastenings E04H15/64; coping elements for swimming pools with fixing means for sealing foil E04H4/142; greenhouses of flexible synthetic material A01G9/1407; end or aperture-closing arrangements or devices for sacks or bags B65D33/16)}
F16B5/0692 (Joining flexible sheets to other sheets or plates or to strips or) appears on 291 US grants and 268 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16B- Granted patents
- 291
- Published applications
- 268
- Assignees
- 178
- Inventors
- 502
- Latest grant
- 19 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 9 |
| 2004 | 3 | 7 |
| 2005 | 5 | 10 |
| 2006 | 2 | 6 |
| 2007 | 5 | 9 |
| 2008 | 3 | 13 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 |
| 2010 | 7 | 12 |
| 2011 | 3 | 9 |
| 2012 | 7 | 12 |
| 2013 | 10 | 9 |
| 2014 | 7 | 18 |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 |
| 2016 | 15 | 12 |
| 2017 | 8 | 16 |
| 2018 | 9 | 12 |
| 2019 | 18 | 22 |
| 2020 | 16 | 29 |
| 2021 | 15 | 12 |
| 2022 | 15 | 9 |
| 2023 | 15 | 6 |
| 2024 | 4 | 7 |
| 2025 | 4 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Magnetic standoff system19 May 2026US 12,633,234 B2
- Seat mounting clip system5 May 2026US 12,616,304 B2Indiana Mills & Manufacturing, Inc.
- Mounting device with fastener receiving structure2 Dec 2025US 12,489,278 B2Brilliant NextGen Inc.
- Device for connection between a canvas and a rail18 Nov 2025US 12,473,063 B2
- Shutter mechanism for an electronic device11 Mar 2025US 12,249,813 B2Brilliant NextGen Inc.
- Mounting device with fastener receiving structure16 Jul 2026US 2026/0204880 A1Brilliant NextGen Inc.
- Floating Button-Lock Fastener9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194091 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Pontoon clip with pull tab and adjustable placement11 Jun 2026US 2026/0160286 A1Lippert Components, Inc.
- Cover fastening element, sterile cover film, cover fastening system, cover system, and surgical robot with cover16 Apr 2026US 2026/0102218 A1
- Tarp clip19 Feb 2026US 2026/0049626 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for detachably fastening a stretchable fabric panel to a rigid frame105US 4,757,854 ABestop, Inc. · 1988
- Plastic adjuster for a belt93US 4,038,726 AKohshoh Limited · 1977
- Canopy assembly68US 4,817,655 AABC Extrusion Company · 1989
- Containers having fluid-tight sealing means64US 4,114,668 A1978
- Securing means for temporarily securing a covering64US 5,755,545 A1998