F16C 23/082
By means of at least one substantially spherical surface
Official title: {by means of at least one substantially spherical surface}
F16C23/082 (By means of at least one substantially spherical surface) appears on 617 US grants and 452 published applications in this corpus.
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| 2024 | 16 | 22 |
| 2025 | 15 | 14 |
| 2026 | 16 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Bearing assembly for driveshafts of draglines1 Sep 2026US 12,723,365 B2Caterpillar Global Mining LLC
- Wing for an aircraft18 Aug 2026US 12,710,072 B2Airbus Operations GmbH
- Support assembly for moveable shafts4 Aug 2026US 12,698,803 B2Aktiebolaget Skf
- Double-row rolling bearing21 Jul 2026US 12,687,197 B2Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- Inner ring for a self-aligning roller bearing24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287014 A1
- Large scale spherical roller bearing having radially offset cage bars17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276036 A1
- Cage for a spherical roller bearing having retention feature20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243304 A1
- Exciter9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192336 A1Weir Minerals Australia Ltd.
- Rolling bearing arrangement9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194109 A1Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hydrodynamic bearings having beam mounted bearing pads and sealed bearing assemblies including the same54US 5,054,938 A1991
- Thrust bearing arrangement47US 4,363,608 ABorg-Warner Corporation · 1982
- Bearing mounting for shafts42US 5,328,276 A1994
- Method and apparatus for supporting rotor assemblies during unbalances39US 6,491,497 B1General Electric Company · 2002
- Unitary self-aligning bearing assembly37US 4,129,343 ANadella · 1978