F16M 11/245
Members limiting spreading of legs
Official title: {Members limiting spreading of legs, e.g. "umbrella legs" (for supports with three or more telescoping legs F16M11/34)}
F16M11/245 (Members limiting spreading of legs) appears on 207 US grants and 173 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16M- Granted patents
- 207
- Published applications
- 173
- Assignees
- 109
- Inventors
- 337
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 2 |
| 2003 | 5 | 3 |
| 2004 | 5 | 6 |
| 2005 | 1 | 9 |
| 2006 | 3 | 8 |
| 2007 | 5 | 4 |
| 2008 | 5 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 6 | 5 |
| 2013 | 3 | 8 |
| 2014 | 5 | 4 |
| 2015 | 4 | 7 |
| 2016 | 5 | 8 |
| 2017 | 3 | 7 |
| 2018 | 9 | 10 |
| 2019 | 8 | 12 |
| 2020 | 10 | 8 |
| 2021 | 12 | 15 |
| 2022 | 12 | 7 |
| 2023 | 11 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 13 |
| 2025 | 12 | 11 |
| 2026 | 6 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Pipe fitting stand11 Aug 2026US 12,704,202 B2Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Holding stand for a support28 Jul 2026US 12,692,973 B2BESSEY Tool GmbH & Co. KG
- Multi-legged stand12 May 2026US 12,624,791 B2Shenzhen Haohualianhe Technology Co., Ltd.
- Foot controlled switch stabilizing apparatus31 Mar 2026US 12,592,214 B2
- Photography kit10 Feb 2026US 12,547,059 B2Shenzhen Leqi Innovation Co., Ltd.
- Tripod support device with an operation synchronizing mechanism6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224035 A1Step2Gold Co., Ltd.
- Support leg stand with support legs capable of fully bouncing off14 May 2026US 2026/0132884 A1Shenzhen Liangdianpai Technology Co., Ltd.
- Connecting-plate-type support mechanism for tripod9 Apr 2026US 2026/0098602 A1Ningbo Yizhou Machinery Co., Ltd.
- Stand light19 Mar 2026US 2026/0078894 A1Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Support and shooting auxiliary apparatus26 Feb 2026US 2026/0056451 A1Winners' Sun Plastic & Electronic (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Portable vertical support103US 5,934,628 A1999
- Fully portable medical I.V. equipment stand/pole89US 4,892,279 APolymedical Technologies, Inc. · 1990
- Collapsible light79US 8,201,979 B2Pelican Products, Inc. · 2012
- Stabilizer for telescopic stands65US 4,744,690 A1988
- Tiltable tripod stand63US 4,988,064 AHoshino Gakki Co., Ltd. · 1991