F16G 11/12
Connections or attachments
Official title: Connections or attachments, e.g. turnbuckles, adapted for straining of cables, ropes, or wire (straining wire in general B21F9/00)
F16G11/12 (Connections or attachments) appears on 479 US grants and 333 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16G- Granted patents
- 479
- Published applications
- 333
- Assignees
- 222
- Inventors
- 668
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 19 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | 4 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 13 |
| 2006 | 4 | 7 |
| 2007 | 8 | 1 |
| 2008 | 8 | 14 |
| 2009 | 7 | 2 |
| 2010 | 4 | 7 |
| 2011 | 4 | 6 |
| 2012 | 4 | 5 |
| 2013 | 8 | 7 |
| 2014 | 4 | 6 |
| 2015 | 6 | 9 |
| 2016 | 7 | 10 |
| 2017 | 14 | 12 |
| 2018 | 12 | 30 |
| 2019 | 21 | 30 |
| 2020 | 26 | 28 |
| 2021 | 30 | 29 |
| 2022 | 28 | 21 |
| 2023 | 22 | 27 |
| 2024 | 19 | 37 |
| 2025 | 31 | 13 |
| 2026 | 16 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Interchangable tensioner and wire attachment system6 Oct 2026US 12,753,824 B2Suncor Stainless, Inc.
- Reel based closure system29 Sep 2026US 12,747,130 B2Boa Technology Inc.
- Vertical cable railing assembly29 Sep 2026US 12,747,773 B2Digger Specialties, Inc.
- Fastening device and lace tightening and releasing method15 Sep 2026US 12,733,716 B2
- Cable wire connector15 Sep 2026US 12,736,108 B2Newtechwood Corporation
- Cable retention and tensioning mechanism1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298311 A1Doable Brands LLC
- Wire rope clip and method2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185587 A1
- Anti-jamming Ratchet-type Tensioning Device11 Jun 2026US 2026/0160316 A1Ningbo Xuding Rigging Co., Ltd
- Tightening And Adjustment Device14 May 2026US 2026/0132838 A1Dongguan Fushun Sports Goods Co., Ltd.
- Lace coupling for reel based closure device26 Feb 2026US 2026/0053234 A1Boa Technology Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Closure devices including incremental release mechanisms and methods therefor79US 9,706,814 B2Boa Technology Inc. · 2017
- Device arranged to tighten and to lock slings or load-fastening belts69US 4,199,182 AGoteborgs Bandvaveri AB · 1980
- Bi-directional device65US 7,516,914 B2Enventys, LLC · 2009
- Adjustable length strap tie down apparatus61US 4,155,537 A1979
- Failure compensating lace tension devices and methods60US 9,681,705 B2Boa Technology Inc. · 2017