Y10T 403/00
Joints and connections
Y10T403/00 (Joints and connections) appears on 24,876 US grants and 11,562 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y10T- Granted patents
- 24,876
- Published applications
- 11,562
- Assignees
- 9,418
- Inventors
- 34,905
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 417 | 0 |
| 1977 | 418 | 0 |
| 1978 | 558 | 0 |
| 1979 | 323 | 0 |
| 1980 | 427 | 0 |
| 1981 | 426 | 0 |
| 1982 | 425 | 0 |
| 1983 | 405 | 0 |
| 1984 | 502 | 0 |
| 1985 | 564 | 0 |
| 1986 | 631 | 0 |
| 1987 | 710 | 0 |
| 1988 | 568 | 0 |
| 1989 | 684 | 0 |
| 1990 | 614 | 0 |
| 1991 | 602 | 0 |
| 1992 | 625 | 0 |
| 1993 | 557 | 0 |
| 1994 | 565 | 0 |
| 1995 | 564 | 0 |
| 1996 | 609 | 0 |
| 1997 | 653 | 0 |
| 1998 | 676 | 0 |
| 1999 | 573 | 0 |
| 2000 | 668 | 0 |
| 2001 | 661 | 161 |
| 2002 | 682 | 640 |
| 2003 | 682 | 623 |
| 2004 | 588 | 788 |
| 2005 | 515 | 657 |
| 2006 | 490 | 554 |
| 2007 | 414 | 551 |
| 2008 | 384 | 644 |
| 2009 | 401 | 668 |
| 2010 | 543 | 710 |
| 2011 | 504 | 713 |
| 2012 | 597 | 809 |
| 2013 | 735 | 830 |
| 2014 | 745 | 891 |
| 2015 | 679 | 748 |
| 2016 | 559 | 251 |
| 2017 | 434 | 232 |
| 2018 | 316 | 197 |
| 2019 | 248 | 167 |
| 2020 | 201 | 144 |
| 2021 | 149 | 139 |
| 2022 | 143 | 107 |
| 2023 | 130 | 111 |
| 2024 | 113 | 116 |
| 2025 | 114 | 80 |
| 2026 | 85 | 31 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- Y10T 403/32Articulated members7,112
- Y10T 403/70Interfitted members6,395
- Y10T 403/59Manually releaseable latch type2,035
- Y10T 403/60Biased catch or latch1,937
- Y10T 403/71Rod side to plate or side1,548
- Y10T 403/55Member ends joined by inserted section1,491
- Y10T 403/16Joints and connections: with adjunctive protector, broken parts retainer, repair, assembly or1,157
- Y10T 403/49Member deformed in situ1,150
All 35 subgroupsShow fewer
- Y10T 403/57Distinct end coupler1,117
- Y10T 403/34Branched1,039
- Y10T 403/47Molded joint975
- Y10T 403/46Rod end to transverse side of member883
- Y10T 403/75Joints and connections: having a joining piece extending through aligned openings in778
- Y10T 403/45Flexibly connected rigid members773
- Y10T 403/44Three or more members connected at single locus540
- Y10T 403/21Utilizing thermal characteristic380
- Y10T 403/76Joints and connections: having a cam, wedge, or tapered portion333
- Y10T 403/54Flexible member is joint component328
- Y10T 403/53Split end with laterally movable opposed portions320
- Y10T 403/29Rotarily connected, differentially translatable members240
- Y10T 403/22Joints and connections: with fluid pressure responsive component210
- Y10T 403/61Side slide: elongated co-linear members209
- Y10T 403/66Interfitted members with external bridging piece207
- Y10T 403/30Laterally related members connected by latch means183
- Y10T 403/10Selectively engageable hub to shaft connection181
- Y10T 403/20Joints and connections: with indicator or inspection means180
- Y10T 403/48Shrunk fit179
- Y10T 403/50Bridged by diverse connector162
- Y10T 403/65Scarf144
- Y10T 403/33Transverse rod to spaced plate surfaces120
- Y10T 403/51Including spaced, diverse connections109
- Y10T 403/67Thimble: screw or cam93
- Y10T 403/36Three or more serial joints, at least one diverse58
- Y10T 403/40Radially spaced members joined by independent coupling55
- Y10T 403/38Laterally related rods independently joined to transverse surface23
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