F16C 17/08
For supporting the end face of a shaft or other member
Official title: for supporting the end face of a shaft or other member, e.g. footstep bearings
F16C17/08 (For supporting the end face of a shaft or other member) appears on 346 US grants and 225 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16C- Granted patents
- 346
- Published applications
- 225
- Assignees
- 226
- Inventors
- 626
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 20 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 3 |
| 2002 | 8 | 13 |
| 2003 | 13 | 11 |
| 2004 | 8 | 17 |
| 2005 | 10 | 14 |
| 2006 | 9 | 9 |
| 2007 | 7 | 14 |
| 2008 | 8 | 12 |
| 2009 | 7 | 11 |
| 2010 | 6 | 7 |
| 2011 | 6 | 9 |
| 2012 | 6 | 4 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 5 | 6 |
| 2015 | 5 | 9 |
| 2016 | 6 | 12 |
| 2017 | 9 | 10 |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 |
| 2019 | 8 | 7 |
| 2020 | 11 | 8 |
| 2021 | 8 | 9 |
| 2022 | 8 | 10 |
| 2023 | 6 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Bearing structure21 Jul 2026US 12,687,196 B2Corsair Memory, Inc.
- Thrust bearing with tilting pad12 May 2026US 12,624,705 B1Halliburton Energy Services.Inc.
- Mechanical circulatory support pump drive with corrosion protection28 Oct 2025US 12,453,849 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Sliding bearing unit and rotary anode type X-RAY tube30 Sep 2025US 12,431,317 B2Canon Electron Tubes & Devices Co., Ltd.
- Bearing block for a gear pump assembly16 Sep 2025US 12,416,306 B2ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Thrust bearing with tilting pad14 May 2026US 2026/0132797 A1Halliburton Energy Services.Inc.
- Blood pump shaft bearing17 Jul 2025US 2025/0229078 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Connection device3 Jul 2025US 2025/0219339 A1Nsk Ltd.
- Bearing block for a gear pump assembly12 Jun 2025US 2025/0188924 A1ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Bearing structure17 Oct 2024US 2024/0344564 A1Corsair Memory, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Rotary blood pump328US 5,527,159 AThe United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1996
- Axial pump324US 5,692,882 AThe United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1997
- Method for reducing pumping damage to blood316US 5,678,306 AThe United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1997
- Sealless rotary blood pump288US 6,688,861 B2HeartWare, Inc. · 2004
- Blood pump bearing system238US 6,135,729 AThe United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2000