F16C 2240/40
Linear dimensions
Official title: Linear dimensions, e.g. length, radius, thickness, gap
F16C2240/40 (Linear dimensions) appears on 1,991 US grants and 2,100 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16C- Granted patents
- 1,991
- Published applications
- 2,100
- Assignees
- 669
- Inventors
- 4,063
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | 21 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 17 | 0 |
| 1996 | 24 | 0 |
| 1997 | 18 | 0 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 24 | 0 |
| 2000 | 31 | 0 |
| 2001 | 36 | 15 |
| 2002 | 41 | 61 |
| 2003 | 38 | 50 |
| 2004 | 56 | 54 |
| 2005 | 26 | 56 |
| 2006 | 36 | 43 |
| 2007 | 32 | 67 |
| 2008 | 28 | 59 |
| 2009 | 26 | 76 |
| 2010 | 44 | 80 |
| 2011 | 47 | 68 |
| 2012 | 52 | 68 |
| 2013 | 61 | 110 |
| 2014 | 104 | 116 |
| 2015 | 114 | 130 |
| 2016 | 88 | 137 |
| 2017 | 112 | 118 |
| 2018 | 120 | 82 |
| 2019 | 98 | 95 |
| 2020 | 78 | 110 |
| 2021 | 87 | 93 |
| 2022 | 81 | 107 |
| 2023 | 91 | 92 |
| 2024 | 80 | 92 |
| 2025 | 69 | 74 |
| 2026 | 51 | 47 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F16C 2240/70DiametersIndexing code573
- F16C 2240/60ThicknessIndexing code502
- F16C 2240/54Surface roughnessIndexing code235
- F16C 2240/46Gap sizes or clearancesIndexing code207
- F16C 2240/42Groove sizesIndexing code176
- F16C 2240/50CrowningIndexing code132
- F16C 2240/48Particle sizesIndexing code121
- F16C 2240/44Hole or pocket sizesIndexing code98
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