F16C 23/00
Bearings for exclusively rotary movement adjustable for aligning or positioning
Official title: Bearings for exclusively rotary movement adjustable for aligning or positioning (F16C27/00 takes precedence {; hydrostatic bearings F16C32/067})
F16C23/00 (Bearings for exclusively rotary movement adjustable for aligning or positioning) appears on 2,025 US grants and 1,580 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16C- Granted patents
- 2,025
- Published applications
- 1,580
- Assignees
- 884
- Inventors
- 3,786
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 46 | 0 |
| 1977 | 41 | 0 |
| 1978 | 33 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 26 | 0 |
| 1981 | 27 | 0 |
| 1982 | 19 | 0 |
| 1983 | 13 | 0 |
| 1984 | 20 | 0 |
| 1985 | 16 | 0 |
| 1986 | 21 | 0 |
| 1987 | 26 | 0 |
| 1988 | 27 | 0 |
| 1989 | 37 | 0 |
| 1990 | 31 | 0 |
| 1991 | 39 | 0 |
| 1992 | 27 | 0 |
| 1993 | 29 | 0 |
| 1994 | 29 | 0 |
| 1995 | 29 | 0 |
| 1996 | 32 | 0 |
| 1997 | 21 | 0 |
| 1998 | 39 | 0 |
| 1999 | 35 | 0 |
| 2000 | 42 | 0 |
| 2001 | 50 | 10 |
| 2002 | 36 | 42 |
| 2003 | 34 | 47 |
| 2004 | 43 | 47 |
| 2005 | 22 | 41 |
| 2006 | 22 | 43 |
| 2007 | 23 | 60 |
| 2008 | 23 | 39 |
| 2009 | 34 | 45 |
| 2010 | 26 | 59 |
| 2011 | 37 | 62 |
| 2012 | 39 | 62 |
| 2013 | 59 | 65 |
| 2014 | 57 | 68 |
| 2015 | 57 | 99 |
| 2016 | 65 | 119 |
| 2017 | 101 | 78 |
| 2018 | 86 | 90 |
| 2019 | 70 | 79 |
| 2020 | 88 | 83 |
| 2021 | 60 | 67 |
| 2022 | 70 | 72 |
| 2023 | 70 | 73 |
| 2024 | 57 | 55 |
| 2025 | 50 | 43 |
| 2026 | 32 | 32 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Well drilling tool with diamond radial/thrust bearings383US 4,410,054 AMaurer Engineering Inc. · 1983
- Journal bearing arrangement324US 5,102,379 AUnited Technologies Corporation · 1992
- Thrust-bearing assembly150US 7,552,782 B1US Synthetic Corporation · 2009
- Bearing assemblies, and bearing apparatuses and motor assemblies using same100US 7,870,913 B1US Synthetic Corporation · 2011
- Turbofan engine comprising an spicyclic transmission having bearing journals76US 6,964,155 B2United Technologies Corporation · 2005