F16C 1/02
Flexible shafts: for conveying rotary movements
Official title: for conveying rotary movements
F16C1/02 (Flexible shafts: for conveying rotary movements) appears on 370 US grants and 319 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16C- Granted patents
- 370
- Published applications
- 319
- Assignees
- 240
- Inventors
- 600
- Latest grant
- 26 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 3 |
| 2002 | 12 | 6 |
| 2003 | 6 | 5 |
| 2004 | 4 | 8 |
| 2005 | 6 | 12 |
| 2006 | 8 | 6 |
| 2007 | 4 | 5 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 7 |
| 2010 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 0 | 9 |
| 2012 | 7 | 12 |
| 2013 | 9 | 22 |
| 2014 | 13 | 19 |
| 2015 | 18 | 10 |
| 2016 | 10 | 17 |
| 2017 | 4 | 20 |
| 2018 | 7 | 24 |
| 2019 | 18 | 15 |
| 2020 | 23 | 18 |
| 2021 | 13 | 23 |
| 2022 | 12 | 15 |
| 2023 | 16 | 6 |
| 2024 | 13 | 30 |
| 2025 | 13 | 14 |
| 2026 | 5 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Two-layer coil structure26 May 2026US 12,637,806 B2Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd.
- Adapter assembly with constant velocity joints24 Mar 2026US 12,582,401 B2Covidien LP
- Integrated composite drive shafts17 Mar 2026US 12,577,977 B2Goodrich Corporation
- Impeller blades10 Feb 2026US 12,544,554 B2Magenta Medical Ltd.
- Telescopic adapter device for dredging machine10 Feb 2026US 12,544,810 B2Zhejiang Jiahong Tools Manufacture Co., Ltd.
- Adapter assembly with constant velocity joints2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182989 A1Covidien LP
- High power epicyclic gearbox and operation thereof30 Apr 2026US 2026/0117706 A1ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Aircraft driveshaft with anti-flail containment system30 Apr 2026US 2026/0117926 A1Goodrich Corporation
- Catheter pump arrangement and flexible shaft arrangement having a core23 Apr 2026US 2026/0110327 A1Ecp Entwicklungsgesellschaft Mbh
- Vehicle roof with surface element, method for producing a surface component, and device for producing a surface component1 Jan 2026US 2026/0001389 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Flexible structure1,770US 6,012,494 ADeutsche Forschungsanstalt fur Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. · 2000
- Flexible shaft1,751US 6,053,922 A2000
- Atherectomy system with a clutch1,711US 5,002,553 ASurgical Systems & Instruments, Inc. · 1991
- Flexible shaft components1,670US 6,447,518 B12002
- Shaft, e.g., for an electro-mechanical surgical device1,633US 8,960,519 B2Covidien LP · 2015