F16C 11/0657
The socket member being mainly made of plastics
Official title: {the socket member being mainly made of plastics}
F16C11/0657 (The socket member being mainly made of plastics) appears on 156 US grants and 113 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16C- Granted patents
- 156
- Published applications
- 113
- Assignees
- 91
- Inventors
- 295
- Latest grant
- 26 May 2026
Filings by year
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| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 5 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 5 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 6 |
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| 2014 | 6 | 5 |
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| 2018 | 3 | 7 |
| 2019 | 4 | 14 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 |
| 2021 | 11 | 7 |
| 2022 | 1 | 8 |
| 2023 | 4 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 |
| 2026 | 3 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Ball socket apparatus and ball joint apparatus having such a ball socket apparatus26 May 2026US 12,638,043 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Fastening device for articulated fastening of a first construction unit to a second construction unit12 May 2026US 12,624,723 B2Stabilus GmbH
- Universal joint to support and rotate electronic product with stable structure17 Mar 2026US 12,577,982 B2Lanto Electronic Limited
- Ball joint for a chassis of a vehicle, and method for producing such a ball joint12 Aug 2025US 12,385,519 B2ZF Friedrichshafen AG
- Ball joint12 Aug 2025US 12,385,520 B2Nifco Inc.
- Chassis component17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274023 A1ZF Friedrichshafen AG
- Ball-joint assembly of a crank and a connecting rod of a windshield wiper module30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217224 A1Valeo Systemes D/Essuyage
- Female coupling element of a two-part plug-in coupling as well as a two-part plug-in coupling, a component, a component structure and a connection method with the female coupling element5 Feb 2026US 2026/0036161 A1
- Ball socket for a ball joint19 Sep 2024US 2024/0309909 A1Stabilus GmbH
- Universal joint to support and rotate electronic product with stable structure29 Aug 2024US 2024/0288031 A1Lanto Electronic Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Mount assembly for electronic devices113US 7,219,867 B2Garmin Ltd. · 2007
- Snap-fit ball joint89US 5,562,357 A1996
- Separable ball and socket assembly for electronic device mounts70US 7,296,771 B2Garmin Ltd. · 2007
- Connector with insert molded captive ball68US 5,676,484 AAVM, Inc. · 1997
- Articulating fastener assembly56US 6,857,809 B22005