F16C 11/06
Ball-joints
Official title: Ball-joints; Other joints having more than one degree of angular freedom, i.e. universal joints (universal joints in which flexibility is produced by means of pivots or sliding or rolling connecting parts F16D3/16)
F16C11/06 (Ball-joints) appears on 2,154 US grants and 1,801 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16C- Granted patents
- 2,154
- Published applications
- 1,801
- Assignees
- 990
- Inventors
- 3,582
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 33 | 0 |
| 1977 | 28 | 0 |
| 1978 | 34 | 0 |
| 1979 | 20 | 0 |
| 1980 | 33 | 0 |
| 1981 | 21 | 0 |
| 1982 | 22 | 0 |
| 1983 | 14 | 0 |
| 1984 | 18 | 0 |
| 1985 | 30 | 0 |
| 1986 | 37 | 0 |
| 1987 | 30 | 0 |
| 1988 | 20 | 0 |
| 1989 | 24 | 0 |
| 1990 | 32 | 0 |
| 1991 | 35 | 0 |
| 1992 | 32 | 0 |
| 1993 | 19 | 0 |
| 1994 | 27 | 0 |
| 1995 | 21 | 0 |
| 1996 | 34 | 0 |
| 1997 | 33 | 0 |
| 1998 | 44 | 0 |
| 1999 | 31 | 0 |
| 2000 | 42 | 0 |
| 2001 | 33 | 6 |
| 2002 | 46 | 56 |
| 2003 | 47 | 53 |
| 2004 | 48 | 71 |
| 2005 | 35 | 54 |
| 2006 | 38 | 52 |
| 2007 | 30 | 66 |
| 2008 | 33 | 56 |
| 2009 | 30 | 78 |
| 2010 | 42 | 45 |
| 2011 | 26 | 58 |
| 2012 | 35 | 53 |
| 2013 | 33 | 57 |
| 2014 | 54 | 60 |
| 2015 | 36 | 97 |
| 2016 | 71 | 94 |
| 2017 | 68 | 105 |
| 2018 | 83 | 111 |
| 2019 | 91 | 122 |
| 2020 | 108 | 114 |
| 2021 | 106 | 101 |
| 2022 | 84 | 66 |
| 2023 | 82 | 81 |
| 2024 | 71 | 58 |
| 2025 | 71 | 54 |
| 2026 | 39 | 33 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F16C 11/0619The female part comprising a blind socket receiving the male part972
- F16C 11/0685Manufacture of ball-joints and parts thereof460
- F16C 11/0614The female part of the joint being open on two sides458
- F16C 11/0604Construction of the male part365
- F16C 11/0666Sealing means between the socket and the inner member shaft357
- F16C 11/0695Mounting of ball-joints267
- F16C 11/08With resilient bearings155
- F16C 11/068Special features relating to lubrication116
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