F16G 13/00
Chains
Official title: Chains (making thereof B21L)
F16G13/00 (Chains) appears on 1,670 US grants and 1,404 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16G- Granted patents
- 1,670
- Published applications
- 1,404
- Assignees
- 641
- Inventors
- 2,166
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | 18 | 0 |
| 1978 | 22 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 13 | 0 |
| 1981 | 14 | 0 |
| 1982 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | 20 | 0 |
| 1987 | 18 | 0 |
| 1988 | 22 | 0 |
| 1989 | 32 | 0 |
| 1990 | 18 | 0 |
| 1991 | 28 | 0 |
| 1992 | 26 | 0 |
| 1993 | 46 | 0 |
| 1994 | 27 | 0 |
| 1995 | 33 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 23 | 0 |
| 1998 | 40 | 0 |
| 1999 | 32 | 0 |
| 2000 | 33 | 0 |
| 2001 | 41 | 13 |
| 2002 | 42 | 50 |
| 2003 | 36 | 47 |
| 2004 | 29 | 55 |
| 2005 | 37 | 55 |
| 2006 | 36 | 54 |
| 2007 | 38 | 83 |
| 2008 | 37 | 80 |
| 2009 | 38 | 59 |
| 2010 | 46 | 67 |
| 2011 | 47 | 56 |
| 2012 | 32 | 37 |
| 2013 | 47 | 56 |
| 2014 | 52 | 48 |
| 2015 | 58 | 56 |
| 2016 | 51 | 58 |
| 2017 | 43 | 64 |
| 2018 | 52 | 78 |
| 2019 | 52 | 59 |
| 2020 | 53 | 54 |
| 2021 | 33 | 59 |
| 2022 | 55 | 65 |
| 2023 | 40 | 53 |
| 2024 | 70 | 46 |
| 2025 | 40 | 30 |
| 2026 | 22 | 22 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Breakaway chain29 Sep 2026US 12,747,774 B2Fasteners for Retail, Inc.
- Chain29 Sep 2026US 12,747,775 B2Tsubakimoto Chain Co.
- Systems for monitoring the operation of an energy chain8 Sep 2026US 12,731,973 B2Igus GmbH
- Assembly and method for supporting a cable8 Sep 2026US 12,731,974 B2Bizlink Ecolab Ltd.
- Rebar, device and construction method for 3D-printing a concrete interlayer structure1 Sep 2026US 12,722,324 B2
- Load Handling Device for an Industrial Truck8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311360 A1AKL-tec GmbH
- Energy guide chain comprising inner and outer plates with integrated limit stop system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298313 A1
- Chain drive device and door opening and closing mechanism24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286760 A1Tsubakimoto Chain Co.
- Robochain24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287043 A1
- Chain pin seal for a chain to be used in conveyor and/or drive technology24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287059 A1Carl Freudenberg KG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Gear for converting a rotary into a translational motion267US 4,819,495 AHormann KG Antriebs- und Steuerungstechnik · 1989
- Telecommunication multiple cable carrier240US 5,240,209 ATelect, Inc. · 1993
- Telecommunication overhead cable distribution assembly210US 5,335,349 ATelect, Inc. · 1994
- Flexible supporting sheath for cables and the like161US 4,739,801 ATysubakimoto Chain Co. · 1988
- Automatic ink refill system for disposable ink jet cartridges160US 5,367,328 ALaserMaster Corporation · 1994