F16L 37/14
Joints secured by inserting between mating surfaces an element
Official title: Joints secured by inserting between mating surfaces an element, e.g. a piece of wire, a pin, a chain
F16L37/14 (Joints secured by inserting between mating surfaces an element) appears on 580 US grants and 542 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16L- Granted patents
- 580
- Published applications
- 542
- Assignees
- 355
- Inventors
- 1,124
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2023 | 31 | 34 |
| 2024 | 40 | 26 |
| 2025 | 20 | 31 |
| 2026 | 27 | 34 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Connector for piping29 Sep 2026US 12,747,814 B2Hanon Systems
- Alignment guiding structure for quick coupler8 Sep 2026US 12,729,790 B2Shenzhen Fosttek Telecom Co., Ltd.
- Connector with guiding components25 Aug 2026US 12,716,535 B2Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc.
- Mistouch prevention locking structure and female connector structure thereof28 Jul 2026US 12,692,961 B2Fositek Corporation
- Female coupler connection structure21 Jul 2026US 12,687,249 B2Fositek Corporation
- Pipe joint24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287106 A1Sanoh Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Fastening arrangement for fastening tubes to a sanitary fitting13 Aug 2026US 2026/0234916 A1Neoperl GmbH
- Pipe coupling13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235244 A1Nitta Corporation
- Quick connectors including rotatable cover for exposing indicia30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218826 A1Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
- A coupling assembly16 Jul 2026US 2026/0201994 A1Torsion Tool Company AS
Most cited
By later US patents
- Swivelable quick connector assembly112US 4,601,497 AProprietary Technology, Inc. · 1986
- Swivelable quick connector assembly104US 4,423,892 A1984
- Laminated locking staple97US 4,923,350 A1990
- Female coupling with staple lock85US 4,244,608 AThe Gates Rubber Company · 1981
- Fluid coupling and method of making same85US 4,431,218 ADayco Corporation · 1984