Y10T 29/49895
Associating parts by use of aligning means [e.g., use of a drift
Official title: Associating parts by use of aligning means [e.g., use of a drift pin or a "fixture"]
Y10T29/49895 (Associating parts by use of aligning means [e.g., use of a drift) appears on 2,323 US grants and 1,597 published applications in this corpus.
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- Latest grant
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| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
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- Spin-on filter with external threads and methods1 May 2025US 2025/0135383 A1Donaldson Company, Inc.
- Firearm laser sight alignment assembly22 Aug 2024US 2024/0280348 A1Crosman Corporation
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