F16C 2204/00
Metallic materials
Official title: Metallic materials; Alloys (alloys in general C22C; F16C2206/00 takes precedence)
F16C2204/00 (Metallic materials) appears on 1,081 US grants and 1,143 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16C- Granted patents
- 1,081
- Published applications
- 1,143
- Assignees
- 458
- Inventors
- 2,397
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 18 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 32 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | 8 |
| 2002 | 25 | 25 |
| 2003 | 27 | 31 |
| 2004 | 18 | 31 |
| 2005 | 19 | 17 |
| 2006 | 11 | 26 |
| 2007 | 14 | 21 |
| 2008 | 8 | 21 |
| 2009 | 7 | 35 |
| 2010 | 14 | 37 |
| 2011 | 16 | 32 |
| 2012 | 24 | 43 |
| 2013 | 18 | 61 |
| 2014 | 35 | 54 |
| 2015 | 41 | 51 |
| 2016 | 48 | 88 |
| 2017 | 51 | 73 |
| 2018 | 51 | 52 |
| 2019 | 57 | 76 |
| 2020 | 56 | 80 |
| 2021 | 62 | 71 |
| 2022 | 56 | 58 |
| 2023 | 59 | 55 |
| 2024 | 42 | 39 |
| 2025 | 34 | 30 |
| 2026 | 23 | 28 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F16C 2204/60Ferrous alloysIndexing code446
- F16C 2204/10Alloys based on copperIndexing code325
- F16C 2204/20Alloys based on aluminiumIndexing code249
- F16C 2204/30Alloys based on one of tin, lead, antimony, bismuth, indiumIndexing code88
- F16C 2204/40Alloys based on refractory metalsIndexing code81
- F16C 2204/52Alloys based on nickelIndexing code64
- F16C 2204/02Noble metalsIndexing code28
- F16C 2204/50Alloys based on zincIndexing code27
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Recent patents
- Sliding member29 Sep 2026US 12,747,753 B2Daido Metal Company Ltd.
- Highly corrosion-resistant stainless steel component and method of manufacturing same, method of heat-treating stainless steel component, and rolling bearing and method for manufacturing same25 Aug 2026US 12,716,109 B2MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
- Electric power steering gear with an anti-rotate feature18 Aug 2026US 12,709,321 B2ZF CV Systems Global GmbH
- Three piece coolant controlled rotor shaft28 Jul 2026US 12,695,355 B2Dana Tm4 Inc.
- Drive shaft assembly for a rotary furnace21 Jul 2026US 12,687,340 B2X-energy, LLC
- A vacuum pump and a permanent magnetic bearing assembly for a vacuum pump24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286969 A1
- Sliding member17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276038 A1Daido Metal Company Ltd.
- One-step carbo-nitro-austempering process for forming steel bearings10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265851 A1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Roller hydraulic valve lifter bearing10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266204 A1Roller Bearing Company of America, Inc.
- Bearing assembly for a wearable drug delivery device3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257012 A1mylife Diabetes Care AG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Thin film treated drilling bit cones111US 4,054,426 A1977
- Composite bearing structure of alternating hard and soft metal, and process for making the same92US 4,474,861 ASmith International, Inc. · 1984
- Aluminide coated bearing elements for roller cutter drill bits92US 5,161,898 ACamco International Inc. · 1992
- Radial bearings72US 4,029,368 ASmith International, Inc. · 1977
- Bar-shaped magnetron or sputter cathode arrangement48US 4,904,362 AMiba Gleitlager GmbH · 1990