F16C 2360/46
Fans
Official title: Fans, e.g. ventilators
F16C2360/46 (Fans) appears on 130 US grants and 156 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16C- Granted patents
- 130
- Published applications
- 156
- Assignees
- 82
- Inventors
- 342
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 5 | 6 |
| 2004 | 4 | 5 |
| 2005 | 4 | 7 |
| 2006 | 4 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 8 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 6 |
| 2012 | 4 | 7 |
| 2013 | 4 | 11 |
| 2014 | 3 | 6 |
| 2015 | 6 | 7 |
| 2016 | 6 | 11 |
| 2017 | 8 | 5 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 |
| 2019 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020 | 5 | 11 |
| 2021 | 10 | 6 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 2 | 7 |
| 2024 | 4 | 9 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 |
| 2026 | 8 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Bearing structure21 Jul 2026US 12,687,196 B2Corsair Memory, Inc.
- Fan bearing anti-slip fixing structure with bushing5 May 2026US 12,618,415 B1Asia Vital Components Co., Ltd.
- Fan bearing support system for gas turbine engine with power gearbox28 Apr 2026US 12,612,921 B1General Electric Company
- Shaft seal for airtight rotary guidance of a shaft through a wall21 Apr 2026US 12,607,196 B2Binder GmbH
- Rolling bearing, rotation device, and method for manufacturing rolling bearing31 Mar 2026US 12,590,606 B2Seiko Instruments Inc.
- Outer rotor type motor4 Jun 2026US 2026/0155701 A1Shinano Kenshi Co., Ltd.
- Rotation device and method for determination of a condition of a bearing arrangement22 Jan 2026US 2026/0022705 A1ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KG
- Motor, fan, and bearing device20 Mar 2025US 2025/0096635 A1MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
- Hybrid airfoil bearing with active damping6 Feb 2025US 2025/0043821 A1Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Rolling bearing2 Jan 2025US 2025/0003449 A1Nsk Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- DC motor41US 5,982,064 ANidec Corporation · 1999
- Bearing pressure balance apparatus21US 6,966,746 B2Honeywell International Inc. · 2005
- Structure for a brushless direct current fan19US 5,562,347 A1996
- Motor having a magnetic bearing18US 6,265,798 B1Delta Electronics, Inc. · 2001
- Self positioning beam mounted bearing and bearing and shaft assembly including the same17US 5,403,154 A1995