F16C 17/246
Related to wear
Official title: {related to wear, e.g. sensors for measuring wear}
F16C17/246 (Related to wear) appears on 131 US grants and 137 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16C- Granted patents
- 131
- Published applications
- 137
- Assignees
- 111
- Inventors
- 293
- Latest grant
- 26 May 2026
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| 2026 | 3 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Self-repairing plain bearing26 May 2026US 12,638,046 B2ZF Friedrichshafen AG
- Rotary bearing maintenance indication14 Apr 2026US 12,601,405 B2Fisher Controls International LLC
- Slide member27 Jan 2026US 12,535,106 B2Daido Metal Company Ltd.
- Hybrid airfoil and auxiliary magnetic bearings25 Nov 2025US 12,480,544 B2Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Adjustable bearing assemblies and related apparatus and methods14 Oct 2025US 12,442,412 B2US Synthetic Corporation
- Method for determining deterioration in foil bearing20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243299 A1Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engine & Turbocharger, Ltd.
- Rotary bearing maintenance indication23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210440 A1Fisher Controls International LLC
- Motor bearing wear monitoring device, setting method for motor bearing wear monitoring device, and setting program16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202281 A1Nikkiso Co., Ltd.
- Condition monitoring arrangement26 Feb 2026US 2026/0056087 A1Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
- Adjustable bearing assemblies and related apparatus and methods5 Feb 2026US 2026/0036163 A1US Synthetic Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Embedded wear sensor47US 6,080,982 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy · 2000
- Drill bit with wear indicating feature35US 4,785,895 AExxon Production Research Company · 1988
- Lined bearing with wear sensor27US 5,701,119 AThe Torrington Company · 1997
- System and method for monitoring wear of an axial bearing25US 5,796,349 AAnsimag Inc. · 1998
- Fluid circulating pump24US 4,320,431 AWestinghouse Electric Corp. · 1982