F16C 1/101
Intermediate connectors for joining portions of split flexible shafts and/or sheathings
Official title: {Intermediate connectors for joining portions of split flexible shafts and/or sheathings}
F16C1/101 (Intermediate connectors for joining portions of split flexible shafts and/or sheathings) appears on 150 US grants and 95 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16C- Granted patents
- 150
- Published applications
- 95
- Assignees
- 99
- Inventors
- 243
- Latest grant
- 14 Apr 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 7 |
| 2003 | 7 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 7 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 5 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 7 | 5 |
| 2015 | 4 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 | 9 |
| 2019 | 11 | 1 |
| 2020 | 5 | 8 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Cable adjuster23 Dec 2025US 12,504,038 B2Hi-Lex Corporation
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- Bowden cable coupling for releasably coupling a first Bowden cable to a second Bowden cable17 Jun 2025US 12,331,777 B2GKF Invest GmbH
- Cable coupling mechanism17 Jun 2025US 12,331,778 B2Hi-Lex Corporation
- Position adjustment mechanism and position adjustment member25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177099 A1Hi-Lex Corporation
- Cable adjuster1 May 2025US 2025/0137482 A1Hi-Lex Corporation
- Cable connecting device6 Feb 2025US 2025/0043815 A1Hi-Lex Corporation
- Cable coupling mechanism12 Sep 2024US 2024/0301913 A1Hi-Lex Corporation
- Bowden Cable Coupling For Releasably Coupling A First Bowden Cable To A Second Bowden Cable20 Jun 2024US 2024/0200591 A1GKF Invest GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Rotational coupling device for surgical instrument with flexible actuators550US 8,157,834 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2012
- Fuel filler door release system41US 4,917,418 ABabcock Industries Inc. · 1990
- Cable joining assembly and method for joining cables41US 5,039,138 AFord Motor Company · 1991
- Device for connecting either one of two alternative operating members with an operated member33US 4,136,577 AAB Volvo Penta · 1979
- Reciprocating type push-pull cable arrangement for transmitting longitudinal motion33US 4,526,057 ANissan Motor Co., Ltd. · 1985