F16C 2326/02
Wheel hubs or castors
F16C2326/02 (Wheel hubs or castors) appears on 2,042 US grants and 1,920 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16C- Granted patents
- 2,042
- Published applications
- 1,920
- Assignees
- 369
- Inventors
- 2,353
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 18 | 0 |
| 1985 | 11 | 0 |
| 1986 | 14 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 15 | 0 |
| 1989 | 17 | 0 |
| 1990 | 22 | 0 |
| 1991 | 24 | 0 |
| 1992 | 28 | 0 |
| 1993 | 27 | 0 |
| 1994 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | 24 | 0 |
| 1996 | 38 | 0 |
| 1997 | 31 | 0 |
| 1998 | 48 | 0 |
| 1999 | 48 | 0 |
| 2000 | 36 | 0 |
| 2001 | 46 | 16 |
| 2002 | 37 | 63 |
| 2003 | 53 | 81 |
| 2004 | 59 | 73 |
| 2005 | 55 | 71 |
| 2006 | 42 | 71 |
| 2007 | 43 | 96 |
| 2008 | 33 | 105 |
| 2009 | 48 | 129 |
| 2010 | 70 | 116 |
| 2011 | 79 | 80 |
| 2012 | 67 | 62 |
| 2013 | 90 | 73 |
| 2014 | 98 | 61 |
| 2015 | 66 | 61 |
| 2016 | 59 | 72 |
| 2017 | 61 | 55 |
| 2018 | 55 | 80 |
| 2019 | 61 | 67 |
| 2020 | 61 | 95 |
| 2021 | 83 | 79 |
| 2022 | 53 | 90 |
| 2023 | 73 | 65 |
| 2024 | 74 | 61 |
| 2025 | 51 | 51 |
| 2026 | 27 | 47 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Seal assembly for a wheel bearing, comprising a diagonal contact surface, and wheel bearing8 Sep 2026US 12,729,719 B2Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- Rolling bearing, in particular a wheel hub assembly, having an improved service life and related method4 Aug 2026US 12,698,802 B2Aktiebolaget Skf
- Bearing assembly28 Jul 2026US 12,692,899 B2Aktiebolaget Skf
- Bearing assembly14 Jul 2026US 12,680,574 B2Aktiebolaget Skf
- Systems and methods for preloading a bearing and aligning a lock nut16 Jun 2026US 12,654,489 B2Temper Axle Products Corporation
- Wheel hub unit with noise reducing features1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296100 A1
- Systems and methods for preloading a bearing and aligning a lock nut24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285085 A1Temper Axle Products Corporation
- Wheel bearing assembly24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285086 A1Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
- Bearing arrangement, method for producing a bearing-sealing element, assembly method, and transporting method24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287018 A1
- Wheel bearing assembly and assembling method10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266333 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Wheel Bearing/constant velocity joint unit95US 4,893,960 ALohr & Bromkamp GmbH · 1990
- Bearing setting procedure and apparatus82US 5,535,517 ATemper Corporation · 1996
- Locking fastener assembly82US 6,749,386 B2MacLean-Fogg Company · 2004
- 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