F16C 25/00
Bearings for exclusively rotary movement adjustable for wear or play
Official title: Bearings for exclusively rotary movement adjustable for wear or play (F16C27/00 takes precedence)
F16C25/00 (Bearings for exclusively rotary movement adjustable for wear or play) appears on 1,528 US grants and 1,194 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16C- Granted patents
- 1,528
- Published applications
- 1,194
- Assignees
- 714
- Inventors
- 2,905
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 21 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 14 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 14 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 26 | 0 |
| 1990 | 32 | 0 |
| 1991 | 28 | 0 |
| 1992 | 22 | 0 |
| 1993 | 25 | 0 |
| 1994 | 16 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 35 | 0 |
| 1997 | 22 | 0 |
| 1998 | 31 | 0 |
| 1999 | 36 | 0 |
| 2000 | 31 | 0 |
| 2001 | 38 | 10 |
| 2002 | 36 | 41 |
| 2003 | 32 | 35 |
| 2004 | 32 | 51 |
| 2005 | 37 | 38 |
| 2006 | 24 | 38 |
| 2007 | 27 | 43 |
| 2008 | 17 | 26 |
| 2009 | 26 | 38 |
| 2010 | 22 | 46 |
| 2011 | 20 | 39 |
| 2012 | 30 | 38 |
| 2013 | 39 | 52 |
| 2014 | 46 | 58 |
| 2015 | 55 | 65 |
| 2016 | 46 | 63 |
| 2017 | 65 | 61 |
| 2018 | 51 | 71 |
| 2019 | 68 | 69 |
| 2020 | 61 | 49 |
| 2021 | 52 | 71 |
| 2022 | 57 | 63 |
| 2023 | 40 | 53 |
| 2024 | 53 | 31 |
| 2025 | 35 | 22 |
| 2026 | 20 | 23 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Double-row rolling bearing21 Jul 2026US 12,687,197 B2Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- Bearing assembly14 Jul 2026US 12,680,574 B2Aktiebolaget Skf
- Device for producing a releasable clearance-free position of a rolling bearing and a corresponding method16 Jun 2026US 12,655,866 B2Matthews International Corporation
- Rolling bearing with attached raceways, in particular for a steering column8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309188 A1
- Electric motor3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258837 A1
- Combination bearing assembly with load separation27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251175 A1
- Bearing device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251176 A1Ntn Corporation
- Plain bearing arrangement, nacelle equipped with the plain bearing arrangement for a wind power plant, and wind power plant20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243232 A1Miba Gleitlager Austria GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Locking fastener assembly for threaded joint145US 4,812,094 AMacLean-Fogg Company · 1989
- Self-locking nut for a wheel bearing98US 5,533,849 AHi-Shear Corporation · 1996
- Retainer for bearing lock nut87US 4,210,372 ACaterpillar Tractor Co. · 1980
- Combination lock washer and spindle bearing assembly85US 6,976,816 B2Dana Corporation · 2005
- Bearing setting procedure and apparatus82US 5,535,517 ATemper Corporation · 1996