F16B 7/20
Connections of rods or tubes: using bayonet connections
Official title: using bayonet connections
F16B7/20 (Connections of rods or tubes: using bayonet connections) appears on 142 US grants and 150 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16B- Granted patents
- 142
- Published applications
- 150
- Assignees
- 120
- Inventors
- 307
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| 2023 | 2 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 |
| 2025 | 7 | 5 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Shaft coupling25 Aug 2026US 12,716,456 B2Agilent Technologies, Inc.
- Assembled structure14 Jul 2026US 12,680,290 B2Chromos Inc.
- Modular utility system3 Mar 2026US 12,565,962 B2Archi Enterprises Inc.
- Tall flange rubber adapter11 Nov 2025US 12,467,333 B1Pruitt Tool & Supply Co.
- Coupling device28 Oct 2025US 12,454,973 B2Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
- Automatic multi-bolt bayonet lock system with a single mechanism in the bayonet and radial and axial locking function1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298272 A1Istanbul Teknik Universitesi
- Modular utility system25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177200 A1Archi Enterprises Inc.
- Twist-locking coupler system30 Apr 2026US 2026/0117810 A1
- Modular utility system2 Apr 2026US 2026/0092674 A1Archi Enterprises Inc.
- Twist-lock fasteners, assemblies, and methods for fastening27 Nov 2025US 2025/0361899 A1The Boeing Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Medical instrument and coupling apparatus for same1,974US 5,464,300 A1995
- Coupling apparatus for medical instrument1,950US 5,407,293 A1995
- Bayonet coupling for detachable joining of two tubular shaft instruments or instrument parts1,270US 6,126,359 AKARL STORZ GmbH&Co.KG · 2000
- Rapid fastener of the bayonet type1,248US 4,943,182 AECIA-Equipments et Composants pour l'Industrie Automobile · 1990
- Wear compensating axial connection125US 5,741,084 A1998