Table 2. Timber connection technology

No Component name or patent name Picture Company name/patent application and applicant Features Structural performance
1 ETB Hidden Connector Kit - Country: USA- Company name: Simpson Strong-Tie (2025) - Embedded aluminum plates prevent exposure of hardware to the exterior.- Provides basic fire resistance of 30 minutes.- Meets both durability and aesthetic requirements.- Resistant to external environmental factors. - Max axial force:25 kN- Shear force:10 kN
2 RICON S VS - Country: CAN- ETA-certified product- Company name: Mass Timber Connections (MTC) Solutions (2025) - Enables connections between timber and other materials.- Meets 1-hour fire- resistance requirements.- Includes insulation layers and fire sealants. - Shear load capacity:> 50 kN
3 Knockdown shear-type steel connector for wood structure - Country: KOR- Patent number: 10-1255229-0000- Applicant: Kmbeam - Factory pre-assembled, allowing for rapid on-site installation.- Greatly enhances construction efficiency and enables pre-testing in factories. -
4 Stell tube and square nut in wood structure - Country: KOR- Patent Number: 10-1388988-0000- Applicant: Kmbeam - Combines multi-layered glulam with steel pipes.- Suitable for connections of column heads, beams, and purlins.- Maximizes structural efficiency of timber, ideal for large structures requiring reinforcement. -
5 CLT structure - Country: JP- Patent number: 11708679- Applicant: Sekisui House, LTD. - Connect strip foundations and wall panels using flanges and anchor bolts, secured with drift pins. - Max shear force:120 kN, with stable design against bending stress
6 Shear Wall Assembly - Country: USA- Patent number: 11702837- Applicant: Mercer Mass Timber LLC - Features anchors, bolts, seismic fuses, and rods.- Seismic fuses effectively dissipate earthquake loads.- Enhances seismic performance for timber buildings in earthquake- prone regions. - Absorbs and dissipates seismic loads up to 300 kN
7 Method and connector set for connecting beams of wood material - Country: DE- Patent number: 3433440- Applicant: SWG Schraubenwerk Gaisbach GmbH - Slot-in connectors combined with screws.- Made of resin-reinforced timber.- High resistance to compressive and tensile stress, suitable for large timber buildings.- Cost-efficient solution. - Max Axial Force:200 kN- Shear Force:80 kN
CLT: cross-laminated timber.