Y10S 292/00
Closure fasteners
Y10S292/00 (Closure fasteners) appears on 5,248 US grants and 1,863 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y10S- Granted patents
- 5,248
- Published applications
- 1,863
- Assignees
- 1,664
- Inventors
- 6,397
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 75 | 0 |
| 1977 | 76 | 0 |
| 1978 | 82 | 0 |
| 1979 | 58 | 0 |
| 1980 | 72 | 0 |
| 1981 | 69 | 0 |
| 1982 | 68 | 0 |
| 1983 | 56 | 0 |
| 1984 | 85 | 0 |
| 1985 | 79 | 0 |
| 1986 | 88 | 0 |
| 1987 | 154 | 0 |
| 1988 | 114 | 0 |
| 1989 | 151 | 0 |
| 1990 | 171 | 0 |
| 1991 | 193 | 0 |
| 1992 | 154 | 0 |
| 1993 | 130 | 0 |
| 1994 | 90 | 0 |
| 1995 | 107 | 0 |
| 1996 | 163 | 0 |
| 1997 | 147 | 0 |
| 1998 | 160 | 0 |
| 1999 | 158 | 0 |
| 2000 | 201 | 0 |
| 2001 | 107 | 46 |
| 2002 | 193 | 155 |
| 2003 | 202 | 136 |
| 2004 | 170 | 180 |
| 2005 | 140 | 168 |
| 2006 | 177 | 167 |
| 2007 | 160 | 146 |
| 2008 | 123 | 145 |
| 2009 | 140 | 100 |
| 2010 | 146 | 72 |
| 2011 | 124 | 53 |
| 2012 | 102 | 48 |
| 2013 | 15 | 30 |
| 2014 | 70 | 62 |
| 2015 | 68 | 63 |
| 2016 | 40 | 63 |
| 2017 | 53 | 51 |
| 2018 | 55 | 68 |
| 2019 | 34 | 35 |
| 2020 | 75 | 39 |
| 2021 | 50 | 13 |
| 2022 | 47 | 7 |
| 2023 | 29 | 5 |
| 2024 | 16 | 4 |
| 2025 | 8 | 5 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- Y10S 292/23Vehicle door latches470
- Y10S 292/31Lever operator, flush395
- Y10S 292/65Emergency or safety390
- Y10S 292/38Plastic latch parts332
- Y10S 292/46Sliding door fasteners325
- Y10S 292/53Mounting and attachment306
- Y10S 292/60Adjustment provisions295
- Y10S 292/15Door, checks, floor223
All 73 subgroupsShow fewer
- Y10S 292/37Push button operators223
- Y10S 292/27Disconnectable handle183
- Y10S 292/69Washing machine or stove closure latch181
- Y10S 292/49Toggle catches176
- Y10S 292/43Rear deck lid latches174
- Y10S 292/47Sash fasteners169
- Y10S 292/04Automatic release latches167
- Y10S 292/22Inertia operated151
- Y10S 292/11Cover fasteners146
- Y10S 292/61Spring devices143
- Y10S 292/05Automobile top latches136
- Y10S 292/14Hood latches134
- Y10S 292/20Window fasteners132
- Y10S 292/64Assembly117
- Y10S 292/32Freight car door fasteners112
- Y10S 292/63Finger or hand grip100
- Y10S 292/66Thermally controlled mechanism99
- Y10S 292/25Remote control98
- Y10S 292/29End gate fasteners98
- Y10S 292/21Individually latched double doors94
- Y10S 292/62Lost motion connections93
- Y10S 292/02Auxiliary knob slip covers, guards86
- Y10S 292/30Latch and handle86
- Y10S 292/56Silencers74
- Y10S 292/71Refrigerator latches73
- Y10S 292/17Hinge edge latches65
- Y10S 292/72Starters65
- Y10S 292/36Overhead door latches58
- Y10S 292/73Anti-rattlers58
- Y10S 292/55Bolt and keeper aligners55
- Y10S 292/42Trunk latches48
- Y10S 292/54Attachments and adjuncts44
- Y10S 292/26Automatic undogging or reconnecting42
- Y10S 292/51Bolt guides42
- Y10S 292/19Combined door holder and buffer40
- Y10S 292/41Door latch separation prevention40
- Y10S 292/03Automobile multiple door latches34
- Y10S 292/68Locker latches33
- Y10S 292/57Anti-friction provisions30
- Y10S 292/33Metallic casement window fasteners29
- Y10S 292/48Traveling bag frame and camera cover fasteners23
- Y10S 292/13Cow proof latches22
- Y10S 292/50Handbag or purse clasps19
- Y10S 292/16Flexible bolts18
- Y10S 292/24Dogging mechanism from inside operating means17
- Y10S 292/07Disc cam16
- Y10S 292/12Closure operators15
- Y10S 292/40Combined dovetail and keeper15
- Y10S 292/39Dovetail door aligner13
- Y10S 292/44Extensible bolts13
- Y10S 292/06Automobile window wing fasteners12
- Y10S 292/35Storm sash fasteners11
- Y10S 292/09Hinge plate fasteners secured to upper sash10
- Y10S 292/52Rollbacks9
- Y10S 292/28Suction cup fasteners7
- Y10S 292/18Gang locks6
- Y10S 292/59Insulation, heat and electrical6
- Y10S 292/70Weather strip and sash fastener combined6
- Y10S 292/01Automobile fender shield fasteners5
- Y10S 292/08Buffer handles5
- Y10S 292/58Lubrication4
- Y10S 292/45Slot closure2
- Y10S 292/67Vehicle door latches free of sash or pane2
- Y10S 292/10Cupped disc fasteners1
- Y10S 292/34Non-refillable container cover fasteners0
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Mechanical locking system for panels and method of installing same280US 8,042,311 B2Välinge Innovation AB · 2011
- Mechanical locking system for panels and method of installing same254US 7,841,144 B2Välinge Innovation AB · 2010
- Mechanical locking system for floor panels241US 8,387,327 B2Välinge Innovation AB · 2013
- Mechanical locking system for panels and method of installing same237US 7,634,884 B2Välinge Innovation AB · 2009
- Safety release for a trunk of a vehicle206US 6,390,529 B1Donnelly Corporation · 2002