F16B 5/08
Joining sheets or plates: by means of welds or the like
Official title: by means of welds or the like (welding B23K)
F16B5/08 (Joining sheets or plates: by means of welds or the like) appears on 363 US grants and 473 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16B- Granted patents
- 363
- Published applications
- 473
- Assignees
- 245
- Inventors
- 959
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2004 | 2 | 6 |
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| 2010 | 5 | 9 |
| 2011 | 3 | 7 |
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| 2016 | 17 | 34 |
| 2017 | 23 | 51 |
| 2018 | 17 | 41 |
| 2019 | 29 | 42 |
| 2020 | 56 | 43 |
| 2021 | 25 | 38 |
| 2022 | 38 | 39 |
| 2023 | 20 | 19 |
| 2024 | 25 | 28 |
| 2025 | 18 | 17 |
| 2026 | 15 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method for providing a component assembly for a motor vehicle, and component assembly for a motor vehicle29 Sep 2026US 12,746,615 B2Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Austenitic stainless steel weld joint8 Sep 2026US 12,729,421 B2Nippon Steel Corporation
- Automotive exterior component4 Aug 2026US 12,698,040 B2Nippon Steel Corporation
- Hybrid butt-lap joint, and method of production14 Jul 2026US 12,680,563 B2His Majesty the King In Right of Canada, the Minister of Natural Resources
- Welded joint and automobile member23 Jun 2026US 12,663,032 B2Nippon Steel Corporation
- Hybrid butt-lap joint, and method of production8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309174 A1His Majesty the King In Right of Canada, AS Represented By the Minister of Natural Resources
- Metal structure1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298270 A1Tung Kang Steel Structure Corporation
- Fastener structure17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276015 A1Fivegrand International Co., Ltd.
- Vessel with jacketed head27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249263 A1Hargrove and Associates, Inc.
- Spot-welded joint and method for manufacturing spot-welded joint20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243287 A1Nippon Steel Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sheet-metal composite, method for joining sheets and joining device120US 9,006,605 B2Fft Produktionssysteme GmbH & Co. KG · 2015
- Integral joining109US 7,160,405 B2Woodwelding AG · 2007
- Clad metal joint closure51US 4,459,062 AMonsanto Company · 1984
- Hermetically sealing using a cold welded tongue and groove structure46US 8,191,756 B2MicroCHIPS, Inc. · 2012
- Clad metal joint closure39US 4,510,171 AMonsanto Company · 1985