F16C 29/04
Ball or roller bearings
F16C29/04 (Ball or roller bearings) appears on 2,304 US grants and 1,515 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16C- Granted patents
- 2,304
- Published applications
- 1,515
- Assignees
- 694
- Inventors
- 2,793
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 24 | 0 |
| 1977 | 17 | 0 |
| 1978 | 20 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 22 | 0 |
| 1981 | 19 | 0 |
| 1982 | 25 | 0 |
| 1983 | 28 | 0 |
| 1984 | 32 | 0 |
| 1985 | 54 | 0 |
| 1986 | 43 | 0 |
| 1987 | 58 | 0 |
| 1988 | 41 | 0 |
| 1989 | 49 | 0 |
| 1990 | 48 | 0 |
| 1991 | 39 | 0 |
| 1992 | 47 | 0 |
| 1993 | 55 | 0 |
| 1994 | 70 | 0 |
| 1995 | 48 | 0 |
| 1996 | 53 | 0 |
| 1997 | 41 | 0 |
| 1998 | 43 | 0 |
| 1999 | 30 | 0 |
| 2000 | 61 | 0 |
| 2001 | 51 | 25 |
| 2002 | 50 | 64 |
| 2003 | 61 | 65 |
| 2004 | 55 | 70 |
| 2005 | 48 | 67 |
| 2006 | 47 | 82 |
| 2007 | 48 | 72 |
| 2008 | 56 | 86 |
| 2009 | 41 | 63 |
| 2010 | 53 | 64 |
| 2011 | 51 | 40 |
| 2012 | 60 | 43 |
| 2013 | 55 | 75 |
| 2014 | 49 | 47 |
| 2015 | 64 | 80 |
| 2016 | 58 | 63 |
| 2017 | 50 | 57 |
| 2018 | 52 | 54 |
| 2019 | 71 | 68 |
| 2020 | 59 | 64 |
| 2021 | 67 | 56 |
| 2022 | 39 | 40 |
| 2023 | 32 | 42 |
| 2024 | 39 | 54 |
| 2025 | 49 | 40 |
| 2026 | 25 | 34 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F16C 29/06In which the rolling bodies circulate partly without carrying load1,480
- F16C 29/045Having rolling elements journaled in one of the moving parts382
- F16C 29/048With thin walled races99
- F16C 29/041Having rollers crossed within a row52
- F16C 29/043With two massive rectangular rails having facing grooves43
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