C10N 2040/06
Instruments or other precision apparatus
Official title: Instruments or other precision apparatus, e.g. damping fluids
C10N2040/06 (Instruments or other precision apparatus) appears on 547 US grants and 222 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C10N- Granted patents
- 547
- Published applications
- 222
- Assignees
- 211
- Inventors
- 914
- Latest grant
- 11 Nov 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 14 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 12 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 19 | 0 |
| 1989 | 14 | 0 |
| 1990 | 20 | 0 |
| 1991 | 21 | 0 |
| 1992 | 30 | 0 |
| 1993 | 44 | 0 |
| 1994 | 50 | 0 |
| 1995 | 29 | 0 |
| 1996 | 25 | 0 |
| 1997 | 21 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 | 8 |
| 2004 | 5 | 10 |
| 2005 | 3 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 | 6 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 4 | 13 |
| 2010 | 6 | 16 |
| 2011 | 2 | 12 |
| 2012 | 16 | 11 |
| 2013 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 6 | 11 |
| 2015 | 12 | 16 |
| 2016 | 6 | 14 |
| 2017 | 7 | 8 |
| 2018 | 7 | 13 |
| 2019 | 5 | 15 |
| 2020 | 12 | 8 |
| 2021 | 11 | 12 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 12 |
| 2024 | 4 | 9 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Lubricant composition and use thereof11 Nov 2025US 12,467,011 B2Klueber Lubrication Muenchen SE & Co. KG
- Method of making a reliable gun1 Jul 2025US 12,345,495 B2
- Synthetic electrosurgical lubricants, kits and methods regarding the same27 May 2025US 12,312,553 B2Kvi LLC
- Viscosity index improver and lubricating oil composition25 Mar 2025US 12,258,534 B2Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.
- Hard and lubricious valve surfaces, material compositions and sequences of manufacturing4 Mar 2025US 12,241,561 B2Cameron International Corporation
- Shock absorber and hydraulic oil for shock absorber20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242689 A1Astemo, Ltd.
- Lubricating oil composition23 Jul 2026US 2026/0209629 A1Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
- Silicone oils matching refractive index of transparent material/optically clear liquid with a kinematic viscosity in a well-defined range30 Apr 2026US 2026/0117139 A1Preciflex SA
- Use of a lubricant composition for lubricating work tool3 Jul 2025US 2025/0215349 A1Klueber Lubrication Muenchen SE & Co. KG
- Surface structure for fluid manipulation27 Mar 2025US 2025/0100012 A1Volta Labs, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Refrigerator oil, compressor oil composition, hydraulic fluid composition, metalworking fluid composition, heat treatment oil composition, lubricant composition for machine tool and lubricant composition779US 8,193,129 B2Nippon Oil Co., Ltd. · 2012
- Olefin oligomerization with BF.sub.3 alcohol alkoxylate co-catalysts131US 5,068,487 AEthyl Corporation · 1991
- Ashless dispersants formed from substituted acylating agents and their production and use115US 5,241,003 AEthyl Petroleum Additives, Inc. · 1993
- Water-in-oil emulsions108US 4,708,753 AThe Lubrizol Corporation · 1987
- Lubricating oil compositions and concentrates and the use thereof108US 5,652,201 AEthyl Petroleum Additives, Inc. · 1997