F16C 29/08
Arrangements for covering or protecting the ways
Official title: Arrangements for covering or protecting the ways {(protective coverings for parts of machine tools B23Q11/08)}
F16C29/08 (Arrangements for covering or protecting the ways) appears on 369 US grants and 227 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16C- Granted patents
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- Latest grant
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Linear transmission module15 Sep 2026US 12,736,082 B2Tbi Motion Technology Co., Ltd.
- Linear motion guide unit21 Jul 2026US 12,687,198 B2Nippon Thompson Co., Ltd.
- Linear motion guide unit28 Apr 2026US 12,612,943 B2Nippon Thompson Co., Ltd.
- Linear module17 Feb 2026US 12,553,469 B2Ewellix AB
- Linear motion unit10 Feb 2026US 12,546,364 B2Nippon Thompson Co., Ltd.
- Mounting hole cap and motion guide apparatus25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177101 A1Thk Co., Ltd.
- Linear transmission module2 Apr 2026US 2026/0092626 A1Tbi Motion Technology Co., Ltd.
- Linear guideway and dust-proof mechanism thereof5 Mar 2026US 2026/0063167 A1Ome Technology Co., Ltd.
- Linear guideway and end module thereof19 Feb 2026US 2026/0049636 A1Ome Technology Co., Ltd.
- Slew bearing with load monitoring29 Jan 2026US 2026/0029019 A1Itrec B V
Most cited
By later US patents
- Telescopic covering80US 5,156,195 AKabelschlepp GmbH · 1992
- Sealed linear motion apparatus and method62US 5,320,214 A1994
- Linear motion ball bearing44US 4,582,369 ATsubakimoto Precision Products Co., Ltd. · 1986
- Four-way loaded type linear bearing41US 4,253,709 A1981
- Wiper unit for a bearing component39US 5,399,023 AINA Walzlager Schaeffler KG · 1995