F16C 17/12
Sliding-contact bearings for exclusively rotary movement: characterised by features not related to
Official title: characterised by features not related to the direction of the load
F16C17/12 (Sliding-contact bearings for exclusively rotary movement: characterised by features not related to) appears on 992 US grants and 842 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16C- Granted patents
- 992
- Published applications
- 842
- Assignees
- 547
- Inventors
- 2,052
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 13 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 12 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 22 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 21 | 6 |
| 2002 | 15 | 17 |
| 2003 | 16 | 27 |
| 2004 | 19 | 16 |
| 2005 | 12 | 18 |
| 2006 | 14 | 16 |
| 2007 | 10 | 12 |
| 2008 | 12 | 13 |
| 2009 | 8 | 24 |
| 2010 | 14 | 26 |
| 2011 | 8 | 30 |
| 2012 | 17 | 31 |
| 2013 | 29 | 47 |
| 2014 | 46 | 60 |
| 2015 | 37 | 52 |
| 2016 | 58 | 50 |
| 2017 | 48 | 46 |
| 2018 | 39 | 54 |
| 2019 | 54 | 50 |
| 2020 | 40 | 44 |
| 2021 | 49 | 59 |
| 2022 | 47 | 38 |
| 2023 | 45 | 33 |
| 2024 | 25 | 24 |
| 2025 | 24 | 30 |
| 2026 | 15 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F16C 17/24With devices affected by abnormal or undesired positions458
- F16C 17/18With floating brasses or brushing, rotatable at a reduced speed268
- F16C 17/14Specially adapted for operating in water95
- F16C 17/22With arrangements compensating for thermal expansion93
- F16C 17/20With emergency supports or bearings47
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- Device for Forming a Sliding Bearing or a Slip-Ring Seal Having Integrated Temperature Measurement24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287012 A1KSB SE & Co. KGaA
- Method for determining deterioration in foil bearing20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243299 A1Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engine & Turbocharger, Ltd.
- Foil bearing and rotating machine13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235158 A1Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engine & Turbocharger, Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
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- Dynamic pressure bearing motor80US 6,215,217 B1Kabushiki Kaisha Sankyo Seiki Seisakusho · 2001
- Plain bearing assembly79US 5,885,006 APlastic Bearings & Housings Australasia PTY. Ltd. · 1999
- Multi-size photoreceptor flange bearing78US 5,749,028 AXerox Corporation · 1998