F16C 1/04
Articulated shafts
F16C1/04 (Articulated shafts) appears on 68 US grants and 57 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16C- Granted patents
- 68
- Published applications
- 57
- Assignees
- 52
- Inventors
- 108
- Latest grant
- 24 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 4 | 8 |
| 2014 | 3 | 8 |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 8 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- All-terrain vehicle10 Sep 2024US 12,085,122 B2Segway Technology Co., Ltd.
- Adapter assembly with constant velocity joints2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182989 A1Covidien LP
- Rigidizable insertion tool with pneumatically driven end effector6 Nov 2025US 2025/0339974 A1General Electric Company
- Rigidizable insertion tool with rotary end effector6 Nov 2025US 2025/0339975 A1General Electric Company
- Adapter assembly with constant velocity joints2 Oct 2025US 2025/0302478 A1Covidien LP
- Extendable and flexible drive shaft10 Jul 2025US 2025/0223997 A1University of Washington
Most cited
By later US patents
- Flexible structure1,770US 6,012,494 ADeutsche Forschungsanstalt fur Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. · 2000
- Torque shaft and torque shaft drive1,577US 8,376,865 B2CardiacMD, Inc. · 2013
- Rotatable surgical burr299US 5,851,208 ALinvatec Corporation · 1998
- Flexible connecting shaft for intramedullary reamer249US 4,706,659 AThe Regents of the University of Michigan · 1987
- Method of and apparatus for horizontal well drilling111US 5,853,056 A1998