F16C 11/068
Special features relating to lubrication
Official title: {Special features relating to lubrication}
F16C11/068 (Special features relating to lubrication) appears on 116 US grants and 115 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16C- Granted patents
- 116
- Published applications
- 115
- Assignees
- 84
- Inventors
- 219
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Connector for connecting first and second members22 Sep 2026US 12,742,472 B2SKF Aerospace France S.A.S
- Socket joint bearing1 Sep 2026US 12,723,617 B2Federal-Mogul Motorparts LLC
- Adjustable ball joint for an inner tie rod assembly, adjustable ball joint kit, and method of assembling an adjustable ball joint22 Jul 2025US 12,366,263 B2Brute Performance Inc
- Ball joint4 Feb 2025US 12,215,739 B2Somic Management Holdings Inc.
- Socket assembly with a coated washer16 Jul 2024US 12,038,039 B2Federal-Mogul Motorparts LLC
- Self-lubricating spherical plain bearing2 Apr 2026US 2026/0092624 A1Hydromecanique Et Frottement
- Dust boot and ball joint structure29 Jan 2026US 2026/0029017 A1Shih Hsiang Auto Parts Co., Ltd.
- Ball joint assembly1 Jan 2026US 2026/0002563 A1Niwot Corporation, d/b/a Specialty Products Company
- Suspension ball joint18 Dec 2025US 2025/0381814 A1Jason, Inc.
- Tapered post for a ball joint assembly18 Dec 2025US 2025/0382989 A1RB Distribution, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ball joint assembly36US 4,003,666 AGulf & Western Manufacturing Company · 1977
- Torque rod bearing assembly35US 6,231,264 B1Pullman Incorporated · 2001
- Bearing for a ball and socket joint34US 5,011,320 ADana Corporation · 1991
- Low torque ball and socket joint assembly34US 6,042,293 ADana Corporation · 2000
- Ball joint and bearing seat thereof31US 7,588,384 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Somic Ishikawa · 2009