Y10T 29/4987
Elastic joining of parts
Y10T29/4987 (Elastic joining of parts) appears on 1,744 US grants and 791 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y10T- Granted patents
- 1,744
- Published applications
- 791
- Assignees
- 925
- Inventors
- 2,353
- Latest grant
- 9 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 33 | 0 |
| 1977 | 40 | 0 |
| 1978 | 51 | 0 |
| 1979 | 29 | 0 |
| 1980 | 40 | 0 |
| 1981 | 33 | 0 |
| 1982 | 37 | 0 |
| 1983 | 33 | 0 |
| 1984 | 40 | 0 |
| 1985 | 45 | 0 |
| 1986 | 43 | 0 |
| 1987 | 47 | 0 |
| 1988 | 37 | 0 |
| 1989 | 36 | 0 |
| 1990 | 29 | 0 |
| 1991 | 45 | 0 |
| 1992 | 33 | 0 |
| 1993 | 43 | 0 |
| 1994 | 41 | 0 |
| 1995 | 31 | 0 |
| 1996 | 49 | 0 |
| 1997 | 27 | 0 |
| 1998 | 39 | 0 |
| 1999 | 37 | 0 |
| 2000 | 44 | 0 |
| 2001 | 47 | 28 |
| 2002 | 39 | 46 |
| 2003 | 47 | 37 |
| 2004 | 50 | 49 |
| 2005 | 29 | 58 |
| 2006 | 43 | 45 |
| 2007 | 32 | 37 |
| 2008 | 28 | 34 |
| 2009 | 19 | 31 |
| 2010 | 26 | 29 |
| 2011 | 38 | 57 |
| 2012 | 39 | 50 |
| 2013 | 56 | 54 |
| 2014 | 54 | 62 |
| 2015 | 49 | 69 |
| 2016 | 46 | 23 |
| 2017 | 40 | 23 |
| 2018 | 30 | 16 |
| 2019 | 18 | 7 |
| 2020 | 9 | 11 |
| 2021 | 11 | 7 |
| 2022 | 7 | 5 |
| 2023 | 9 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Balloon expanded polymer stent9 Jun 2026US 12,648,865 B2Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
- Snap ring expander27 Jan 2026US 12,533,759 B1Neapco Intellectual Property Holdings, LLC
- Catheter assembly with seal member23 Dec 2025US 12,502,508 B2ICU Medical, Inc.
- Mounting method for anti-detachment elastic retaining ring18 Nov 2025US 12,472,593 B2Kern-Liebers (Taicang) Co., Ltd.
- Automated O-ring processing stations and related methods11 Nov 2025US 12,466,070 B2Ats Corporation
- Balloon expandable polymer stent17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272686 A1Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
- Mounting method for anti-detachment elastic retaining ring14 Aug 2025US 2025/0256366 A1Kern-Liebers (Taicang) Co., Ltd.
- Method for producing or releasing a press-fit connection and tool17 Jul 2025US 2025/0229371 A1ZF Friedrichshafen AG
- Automated o-ring processing stations and related methods12 Jun 2025US 2025/0187195 A1Ats Corporation
- Vehicle structural member and method for manufacturing same4 Jul 2024US 2024/0217589 A1Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of installing an insulating sleeve on a staple1,528US 3,940,844 APCI Group, Inc. · 1976
- Attachments of components of ultrasonic blades or waveguides525US 6,561,983 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2003
- Apparatus and method for anchoring a cord-like element to a workpiece409US 5,885,294 AEthicon, Inc. · 1999
- Procedures and equipment for profiling and jointing of pipes319US 6,457,532 B1Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. · 2002
- Mask and a vent assembly therefor290US 6,561,191 B1ResMed Limited · 2003