F16C 2229/00
Setting preload
F16C2229/00 (Setting preload) appears on 348 US grants and 315 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16C- Granted patents
- 348
- Published applications
- 315
- Assignees
- 161
- Inventors
- 669
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2023 | 18 | 14 |
| 2024 | 22 | 17 |
| 2025 | 15 | 12 |
| 2026 | 9 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Main bearing unit29 Sep 2026US 12,747,723 B2Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
- Bearing arrangement for a rotating component of a wind turbine11 Aug 2026US 12,704,150 B2Nordex Energy GmbH
- Double-row rolling bearing21 Jul 2026US 12,687,197 B2Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- Systems and methods for preloading a bearing and aligning a lock nut16 Jun 2026US 12,654,489 B2Temper Axle Products Corporation
- Device for producing a releasable clearance-free position of a rolling bearing and a corresponding method16 Jun 2026US 12,655,866 B2Matthews International Corporation
- Systems and methods for preloading a bearing and aligning a lock nut24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285085 A1Temper Axle Products Corporation
- Combination bearing assembly with load separation27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251175 A1
- Bearing device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251176 A1Ntn Corporation
- Torque measurement based on bearing contact angle controlled by gear force reaction13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235462 A1Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
- Bearing holding device and motor30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218747 A1Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Bearing setting procedure and apparatus82US 5,535,517 ATemper Corporation · 1996
- Apparatus for providing a load on a bearing, the bearing having an inner race mounted to a shaft and the bearing retained by a nut75US 7,389,579 B22008
- Bearing preload measuring method and apparatus72US 5,877,433 ANsk Ltd. · 1999
- Adjusting process for bearings70US 4,054,999 AThe Timken Company · 1977
- Bearing assembly spacer adjustment system and method for adjusting spacer70US 7,346,985 B1Temper Corporation · 2008