F16C 3/14
Features relating to lubrication
F16C3/14 (Features relating to lubrication) appears on 125 US grants and 129 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16C- Granted patents
- 125
- Published applications
- 129
- Assignees
- 93
- Inventors
- 326
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
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| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Axle assembly16 Jun 2026US 12,654,492 B2ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
- Oil pan for internal combustion engine3 Mar 2026US 12,565,852 B2Arctic Cat Inc.
- Pump assembly using a shell bearing with a partial groove24 Feb 2026US 12,560,165 B2SPM Oil & Gas Inc.
- Method for increasing wear resistance of surface of crankshaft using ceramic coating23 Dec 2025US 12,503,772 B2Shandong Tianrun Zhongcheng Additive Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- System for lubricating a crankshaft15 Jul 2025US 12,359,690 B2Cummins Inc.
- Oil pan for internal combustion engine9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194004 A1Arctic Cat Inc.
- Crankshaft for an internal combustion engine11 Dec 2025US 2025/0377010 A1
- Coated wear sleeve for dynamic shaft31 Jul 2025US 2025/0243938 A1Caterpillar Inc.
- Axle assembly24 Apr 2025US 2025/0128545 A1ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
- System for lubricating a crankshaft20 Mar 2025US 2025/0092909 A1Cummins Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sliding structure for a reciprocating internal combustion engine and a reciprocating internal combustion engine using the sliding structure33US 6,739,238 B2Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. · 2004
- Crankshaft with lubrication passages26US 5,163,341 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1992
- Lubricant feed system for use in the journal of a crankshaft25US 4,622,933 AHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1986
- Modular crank subassembly and built-up crankshaft therefor19US 4,622,864 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1986
- Crankshaft for combustion engines18US 4,534,241 AAB Volvo · 1985