Y10T 403/32311
Ball and socket
Y10T403/32311 (Ball and socket) appears on 251 US grants and 94 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y10T- Granted patents
- 251
- Published applications
- 94
- Assignees
- 156
- Inventors
- 391
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 13 | 7 |
| 2003 | 6 | 10 |
| 2004 | 6 | 8 |
| 2005 | 6 | 9 |
| 2006 | 8 | 2 |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 |
| 2008 | 2 | 5 |
| 2009 | 6 | 7 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 |
| 2012 | 4 | 5 |
| 2013 | 5 | 4 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 |
| 2015 | 6 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Pivotal connection with the ability to achieve full rotational positioning1 Sep 2026US 12,723,618 B1
- Triaxial spherical universal joint structure21 Jul 2026US 12,687,194 B2
- Pivotal connection with the ability to achieve full rotational positioning12 Nov 2024US 12,140,178 B1
- Lockable axis slim type universal joint5 Nov 2024US 12,135,063 B2Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi
- Universal supporting mechanism16 Jan 2024US 11,874,080 B1
- Limiting device and method for limiting the mobility of a rotary joint17 Jul 2025US 2025/0230835 A1KARL STORZ GmbH&Co.KG
- Triaxial spherical universal joint structure26 Jan 2023US 2023/0022824 A1
- Lockable axis slim type universal joint18 Aug 2022US 2022/0260119 A1Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi
- Methods for modeling tubing runs9 Jan 2020US 2020/0012760 A1The Boeing Company
- Ball joint mounts16 Aug 2018US 2018/0233800 A1Rf Elements S.R.O.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Articulated systems for cardiac ablation1,737US 5,368,592 AEP Technologies, Inc. · 1994
- Articulating curved cutter stapler1,727US 7,766,207 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2010
- Pedicle screw system for osteosynthesis611US 5,782,833 A1998
- Osteosynthetic fixation device603US 5,501,684 ASynthes USA, LLC · 1996
- Pedicle screw for osteosynthesis455US 6,565,567 B12003