F16C 17/04
Sliding-contact bearings for exclusively rotary movement: for axial load only
Official title: for axial load only
F16C17/04 (Sliding-contact bearings for exclusively rotary movement: for axial load only) appears on 2,023 US grants and 1,614 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16C- Granted patents
- 2,023
- Published applications
- 1,614
- Assignees
- 765
- Inventors
- 3,132
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 15 | 0 |
| 1977 | 18 | 0 |
| 1978 | 15 | 0 |
| 1979 | 15 | 0 |
| 1980 | 24 | 0 |
| 1981 | 21 | 0 |
| 1982 | 21 | 0 |
| 1983 | 14 | 0 |
| 1984 | 16 | 0 |
| 1985 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | 15 | 0 |
| 1987 | 17 | 0 |
| 1988 | 25 | 0 |
| 1989 | 23 | 0 |
| 1990 | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | 22 | 0 |
| 1992 | 22 | 0 |
| 1993 | 27 | 0 |
| 1994 | 28 | 0 |
| 1995 | 22 | 0 |
| 1996 | 40 | 0 |
| 1997 | 29 | 0 |
| 1998 | 51 | 0 |
| 1999 | 45 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25 | 0 |
| 2001 | 32 | 10 |
| 2002 | 32 | 40 |
| 2003 | 30 | 50 |
| 2004 | 35 | 65 |
| 2005 | 41 | 44 |
| 2006 | 32 | 55 |
| 2007 | 39 | 47 |
| 2008 | 32 | 50 |
| 2009 | 22 | 42 |
| 2010 | 33 | 50 |
| 2011 | 41 | 55 |
| 2012 | 36 | 52 |
| 2013 | 38 | 43 |
| 2014 | 69 | 91 |
| 2015 | 78 | 82 |
| 2016 | 80 | 84 |
| 2017 | 88 | 78 |
| 2018 | 91 | 95 |
| 2019 | 92 | 91 |
| 2020 | 92 | 98 |
| 2021 | 83 | 82 |
| 2022 | 74 | 101 |
| 2023 | 82 | 64 |
| 2024 | 73 | 61 |
| 2025 | 70 | 54 |
| 2026 | 29 | 30 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F16C 17/045With grooves in the bearing surface to generate hydrodynamic pressure434
- F16C 17/08For supporting the end face of a shaft or other member346
- F16C 17/06With tiltably-supported segments288
- F16C 17/042With flexible leaves to create hydrodynamic wedge177
- F16C 17/047With fixed wedges to generate hydrodynamic pressure162
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- Thrust foil bearing24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287010 A1IHI Corporation
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