F16B 5/07
Joining sheets or plates: by means of multiple interengaging protrusions on the
Official title: by means of multiple interengaging protrusions on the surfaces, e.g. hooks, coils,
F16B5/07 (Joining sheets or plates: by means of multiple interengaging protrusions on the) appears on 292 US grants and 335 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 335
- Assignees
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- Inventors
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- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
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| 2026 | 2 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Tissue-connective devices with micromechanical barbs226US 5,569,272 ACarnegie Mellon University · 1996
- Micromechanical barb and method for making the same143US 5,312,456 ACarnegie Mellon University · 1994
- Adhesive microstructure and method of forming same127US 6,872,439 B2The Regents of the University of California · 2005
- Intermeshable article126US 4,875,259 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1989
- Micromechanical barb and method for making the same126US 5,676,850 ACarnegie Mellon University · 1997