B04B 2009/085
Locking means between drive shaft and rotor
Official title: {Locking means between drive shaft and rotor}
B04B2009/085 (Locking means between drive shaft and rotor) appears on 49 US grants and 46 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B04B- Granted patents
- 49
- Published applications
- 46
- Assignees
- 37
- Inventors
- 75
- Latest grant
- 21 May 2024
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Centrifuge21 May 2024US 11,986,842 B2Andreas Hettich GmbH & Co. KG
- Centrifuge rotor with locking levers providing visual indication of cover closure22 Aug 2023US 11,731,144 B2Eppendorf AG
- Centrifuge with quick action closure securing the rotor to the drive shaft28 Apr 2020US 10,632,475 B2Andreas Hettich GmbH & Co. KG
- Rotor attachment structure and centrifuge14 Jan 2020US 10,532,366 B2Kubota Manufacturing Corporation
- Centrifuge rotor with lid locking mechanism3 Dec 2019US 10,493,469 B2Andreas Hettich GmbH & Co. KG
- Rotor, rotor attachment mechanism, centrifuge and corresponding methods13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233237 A1Thermo Electron LED GmbH
- Centrifugal driving apparatus and centrifugal device5 Mar 2026US 2026/0061433 A1Beijing Ability Technology Co., Ltd.
- Interlocking cones system for attaching a rotor19 Feb 2026US 2026/0048399 A1Fiberlite Centrifuge, LLC
- Rotational locking system for attaching a rotor22 Jan 2026US 2026/0021494 A1Fiberlite Centrifuge, LLC
- Radial locking system for attaching a rotor25 Dec 2025US 2025/0387793 A1Fiberlite Centrifuge, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Centrifuge rotor coupling44US 4,101,070 AFisons Limited · 1978
- Bayonet coupling mechanism for a centrifuge42US 7,081,081 B2Kendro Laboratory Products, LP · 2006
- Centrifuge with removable rotor and device for axial immobilization of the rotor on the drive shaft36US 5,681,257 AJouan · 1997
- Centrifuge including a rotor driveshaft with an elastic damping seal and corresponding shaft34US 5,342,282 AJouan · 1994
- Centrifuge having force responsive locking device for securing a rotor to a drive head29US 6,063,018 AJouan · 2000