Y10T 403/32631
Universal ball and socket
Y10T403/32631 (Universal ball and socket) appears on 1,466 US grants and 818 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y10T- Granted patents
- 1,466
- Published applications
- 818
- Assignees
- 685
- Inventors
- 2,191
- Latest grant
- 26 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 24 | 0 |
| 1977 | 23 | 0 |
| 1978 | 32 | 0 |
| 1979 | 18 | 0 |
| 1980 | 27 | 0 |
| 1981 | 22 | 0 |
| 1982 | 23 | 0 |
| 1983 | 14 | 0 |
| 1984 | 31 | 0 |
| 1985 | 35 | 0 |
| 1986 | 40 | 0 |
| 1987 | 44 | 0 |
| 1988 | 29 | 0 |
| 1989 | 35 | 0 |
| 1990 | 38 | 0 |
| 1991 | 40 | 0 |
| 1992 | 32 | 0 |
| 1993 | 24 | 0 |
| 1994 | 21 | 0 |
| 1995 | 29 | 0 |
| 1996 | 29 | 0 |
| 1997 | 33 | 0 |
| 1998 | 34 | 0 |
| 1999 | 23 | 0 |
| 2000 | 36 | 0 |
| 2001 | 34 | 2 |
| 2002 | 44 | 53 |
| 2003 | 43 | 60 |
| 2004 | 52 | 76 |
| 2005 | 39 | 61 |
| 2006 | 51 | 53 |
| 2007 | 35 | 52 |
| 2008 | 32 | 50 |
| 2009 | 31 | 68 |
| 2010 | 43 | 40 |
| 2011 | 30 | 58 |
| 2012 | 31 | 52 |
| 2013 | 47 | 32 |
| 2014 | 50 | 31 |
| 2015 | 21 | 36 |
| 2016 | 26 | 10 |
| 2017 | 21 | 13 |
| 2018 | 19 | 20 |
| 2019 | 15 | 13 |
| 2020 | 17 | 13 |
| 2021 | 12 | 8 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 |
| 2025 | 6 | 4 |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- Y10T 403/32737Including liner, shim, or discrete seat513
- Y10T 403/32681Composite ball227
- Y10T 403/32721Elastomeric seat216
- Y10T 403/32729Externally packed161
- Y10T 403/32803Separable socket sections143
- Y10T 403/32713Elastomerically biased or backed components132
- Y10T 403/32786Divided socket-type coupling116
- Y10T 403/32811Spring-biased83
Recent patents
- Ball socket apparatus and ball joint apparatus having such a ball socket apparatus26 May 2026US 12,638,043 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Universal joint to support and rotate electronic product with stable structure17 Mar 2026US 12,577,982 B2Lanto Electronic Limited
- Universal joint assembly for surgical tools10 Mar 2026US 12,571,432 B2Encore Medical, L.P.
- Universal joint24 Feb 2026US 12,560,197 B2Tien-I Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Closure element for a ball joint, ball joint for a chassis of a vehicle and method for producing such a closure element and/or such a ball joint14 Oct 2025US 12,442,409 B2ZF Friedrichshafen AG
- Bearing shell for a ball joint, ball joint and chassis component with such a bearing shell and method for manufacturing the bearing shell9 Oct 2025US 2025/0314266 A1ZF Friedrichshafen AG
- Limiting device and method for limiting the mobility of a rotary joint17 Jul 2025US 2025/0230835 A1KARL STORZ GmbH&Co.KG
- Ball stud joint for a chassis, method for producing a closure cover for such a ball stud joint, and method for producing a ball stud joint with a accordingly produced closure cover10 Apr 2025US 2025/0115089 A1ZF Friedrichshafen AG
- Universal joint assembly27 Mar 2025US 2025/0102019 A1Encore Medical, L.P. (d/b/a DJO Surgical)
- Ball socket for a ball joint19 Sep 2024US 2024/0309909 A1Stabilus GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Rotating curved cutter stapler1,725US 7,549,563 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2009
- Portable power tool1,521US 4,347,450 A1982
- Extra-discal inter-vertebral prosthesis for controlling the variations of the inter-vertebral distance by means of a double damper438US 5,480,401 APsi Co., Ltd. · 1996
- Method and apparatus for performing stereotactic surgery323US 4,955,891 AOhio Medical Instrument Company, Inc. · 1990
- Method and apparatus for performing stereotactic surgery305US 4,805,615 A1989