F16C 1/10
Means for transmitting linear movement in a flexible sheathing
Official title: Means for transmitting linear movement in a flexible sheathing, e.g. "Bowden-mechanisms" (guiding-sheathings F16C1/26)
F16C1/10 (Means for transmitting linear movement in a flexible sheathing) appears on 1,394 US grants and 826 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16C- Granted patents
- 1,394
- Published applications
- 826
- Assignees
- 589
- Inventors
- 2,014
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 17 | 0 |
| 1977 | 16 | 0 |
| 1978 | 19 | 0 |
| 1979 | 13 | 0 |
| 1980 | 20 | 0 |
| 1981 | 19 | 0 |
| 1982 | 24 | 0 |
| 1983 | 17 | 0 |
| 1984 | 22 | 0 |
| 1985 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | 24 | 0 |
| 1987 | 26 | 0 |
| 1988 | 30 | 0 |
| 1989 | 57 | 0 |
| 1990 | 39 | 0 |
| 1991 | 24 | 0 |
| 1992 | 30 | 0 |
| 1993 | 38 | 0 |
| 1994 | 21 | 0 |
| 1995 | 26 | 0 |
| 1996 | 35 | 0 |
| 1997 | 39 | 0 |
| 1998 | 41 | 0 |
| 1999 | 34 | 0 |
| 2000 | 35 | 0 |
| 2001 | 44 | 15 |
| 2002 | 26 | 27 |
| 2003 | 28 | 28 |
| 2004 | 21 | 27 |
| 2005 | 14 | 21 |
| 2006 | 15 | 30 |
| 2007 | 11 | 26 |
| 2008 | 8 | 19 |
| 2009 | 17 | 37 |
| 2010 | 19 | 26 |
| 2011 | 15 | 37 |
| 2012 | 26 | 21 |
| 2013 | 22 | 44 |
| 2014 | 32 | 46 |
| 2015 | 36 | 39 |
| 2016 | 22 | 43 |
| 2017 | 47 | 56 |
| 2018 | 54 | 62 |
| 2019 | 60 | 54 |
| 2020 | 54 | 46 |
| 2021 | 41 | 39 |
| 2022 | 24 | 17 |
| 2023 | 27 | 13 |
| 2024 | 19 | 26 |
| 2025 | 16 | 14 |
| 2026 | 15 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F16C 1/12Arrangements for transmitting movement to or from the flexible member656
- F16C 1/22Adjusting394
- F16C 1/102Arrangements to mount end fittings of the sheathings to support walls or201
- F16C 1/101Intermediate connectors for joining portions of split flexible shafts and/or sheathings150
- F16C 1/20Construction of flexible members moved to and fro in the sheathing109
- F16C 1/106Plurality of transmitting means78
- F16C 1/108Reducing or controlling of vibrations67
- F16C 1/107Sealing details62
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Adjusting device for a control cable for a bicycle1,068US 4,833,937 AShimano Industrial Company Limited · 1989
- Cable adjustment device1,034US 5,946,978 AShimano Inc. · 1999
- Cable end structure for pull-cable1,026US 6,209,414 B1Chuohatsujo Kabushiki Kaisha · 2001
- Rotational coupling device for surgical instrument with flexible actuators550US 8,157,834 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2012
- Flexible shaft extender and method of using same351US 8,454,585 B2Covidien LP · 2013