F16C 2240/76
Osculation, i.e. relation between radii of balls and raceway groove
F16C2240/76 (Osculation, i.e. relation between radii of balls and raceway groove) appears on 75 US grants and 69 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Radial, radial angular-contact, and axial angular-contact ball bearing24US 4,565,457 AGeorg Muller Kugellager-Fabrik K.G. · 1986
- Air turbine starter with angular contact thrust bearing23US 6,969,235 B2Honeywell International Inc. · 2005
- Radial ball bearing having a curved chamfer between a raceway groove and its shoulder21US 5,051,004 AKoyo Seiko Co., Ltd. · 1991
- Double-row ball bearing of angular type for wheel21US 5,501,530 ANsk Ltd. · 1996
- Rolling bearing20US 6,329,326 B1Nsk Ltd. · 2001