F16C 2326/06
Drive shafts
F16C2326/06 (Drive shafts) appears on 464 US grants and 454 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16C- Granted patents
- 464
- Published applications
- 454
- Assignees
- 228
- Inventors
- 1,010
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 4 |
| 2002 | 9 | 15 |
| 2003 | 8 | 21 |
| 2004 | 9 | 12 |
| 2005 | 15 | 10 |
| 2006 | 9 | 11 |
| 2007 | 6 | 5 |
| 2008 | 5 | 10 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 |
| 2010 | 4 | 7 |
| 2011 | 6 | 9 |
| 2012 | 7 | 8 |
| 2013 | 13 | 10 |
| 2014 | 8 | 6 |
| 2015 | 7 | 14 |
| 2016 | 11 | 22 |
| 2017 | 10 | 38 |
| 2018 | 30 | 40 |
| 2019 | 28 | 32 |
| 2020 | 22 | 45 |
| 2021 | 29 | 38 |
| 2022 | 32 | 26 |
| 2023 | 17 | 14 |
| 2024 | 26 | 23 |
| 2025 | 23 | 16 |
| 2026 | 11 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Steering shaft assembly8 Sep 2026US 12,729,713 B2Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
- Vehicle driveshaft assembly25 Aug 2026US 12,715,284 B2Nissan North America, Inc.
- Drive transmission device and construction machine25 Aug 2026US 12,716,471 B2Nabtesco Corporation
- Rotor shaft system with increased stiffness4 Aug 2026US 12,698,795 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Crank pin, ball joint and corresponding wiper actuating linkage system and method for the assembly thereof30 Jun 2026US 12,668,209 B2Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
- Drive shaft with non-cylindrical shape8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309183 A1Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Propulsor drive shaft with branched portion23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208859 A1Beta Air, LLC
- Vibration Isolation Structure16 Jul 2026US 2026/0201937 A1Nok Corporation
- Wheel bearing for vehicle9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194108 A1Hyundai Wia Corporation
- Bearing assembly18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168536 A1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Drive shaft assembly and method for making same138US 4,248,062 AShakespeare Company · 1981
- Systems, methods, and apparatus for supported shafts119US 10,294,982 B2The Boeing Company · 2019
- Carbon fiber reinforced composite drive shaft73US 4,171,626 ACelanese Corporation · 1979
- Fiber reinforced composite shaft with metallic connector sleeves mounted by a knurl interlock69US 4,238,539 ACelanese Corporation · 1980
- Composite tubular structure63US 4,792,320 AA. O. Smith Corporation · 1988