F16G 15/12
Chain links
F16G15/12 (Chain links) appears on 102 US grants and 114 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16G- Granted patents
- 102
- Published applications
- 114
- Assignees
- 80
- Inventors
- 229
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | 7 | 11 |
| 2016 | 6 | 7 |
| 2017 | 3 | 7 |
| 2018 | 5 | 7 |
| 2019 | 5 | 9 |
| 2020 | 6 | 9 |
| 2021 | 1 | 8 |
| 2022 | 9 | 12 |
| 2023 | 5 | 4 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 |
| 2026 | 3 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Chain16 Jun 2026US 12,655,887 B2J. D. Theile GmbH & Co. KG
- Link for a multi-link conveyor chain2 Jun 2026US 12,643,742 B2Pennine Industrial Equipment Limited
- Chain7 Apr 2026US 12,595,838 B2Tsubakimoto Chain Co.
- Band employing bistable compliant scissor linkages12 Aug 2025US 12,383,031 B1Peter A Feinstein Patents LLC
- Band employing bistable magnetic actuator29 Jul 2025US 12,369,695 B1Peter A Feinstein Patents LLC
- Welded chain link with inner seal10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266356 A1Rexnord Brasil Sistemas De TransmissãO E MovimentaçãO Ltda.
- Catch-proof chain link12 Mar 2026US 2026/0071666 A1
- Silent chain and chainring12 Feb 2026US 2026/0043458 A1Kmc Chain Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Quickdraw connector, quickdraw and manufacturing method8 Jan 2026US 2026/0007931 A1Zedel
- Elongate flexible security apparatus and method of using the same1 Jan 2026US 2026/0002385 A1Se-Kure Controls, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Chain link conveyors45US 4,213,527 ALaitram, L. L. C. · 1980
- Chain and method of assembly27US 8,607,541 B12013
- Chain drive or return arrangement and chain assembly and sprocket employed therein22US 8,038,558 B2DBT GmbH · 2011
- Link structure for a chain21US 6,256,974 B12001
- Hoisting line fittings with working load limit indicia19US 5,103,755 AThe Crosby Group, Inc. · 1992