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F16C 32/0406

Magnetic bearings

Official title: {Magnetic bearings}

F16C32/0406 (Magnetic bearings) appears on 1,805 US grants and 1,339 published applications in this corpus.

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Granted patents: 1,805
Published applications: 1,339
Assignees: 733
Inventors: 2,717
Latest grant: 22 Sep 2026

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F16C 32/0406: granted patents and published applications per publication year
Year	Granted patents	Published applications
1976	12	0
1977	11	0
1978	13	0
1979	9	0
1980	3	0
1981	14	0
1982	17	0
1983	13	0
1984	12	0
1985	11	0
1986	17	0
1987	21	0
1988	12	0
1989	26	0
1990	19	0
1991	31	0
1992	39	0
1993	44	0
1994	34	0
1995	31	0
1996	46	0
1997	35	0
1998	64	0
1999	51	0
2000	48	0
2001	56	16
2002	55	53
2003	59	42
2004	55	46
2005	31	43
2006	32	26
2007	28	43
2008	24	62
2009	21	46
2010	39	48
2011	33	56
2012	36	39
2013	28	43
2014	41	78
2015	47	74
2016	40	58
2017	71	66
2018	52	58
2019	64	81
2020	67	62
2021	60	59
2022	63	53
2023	45	51
2024	50	59
2025	46	53
2026	29	24

By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.

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Recent patents

Magnetic bearing and compressor22 Sep 2026US 12,742,475 B2Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai
Method of regulating electrical supply for a magnetic bearing control system15 Sep 2026US 12,736,083 B2Atlas Copco Airpower N.V.
Battery-based active magnetic bearing system and a power supply circuit thereof25 Aug 2026US 12,719,301 B2Carrier Corporation
Back-yokeless magnetic-bearing-integrated motor25 Aug 2026US 12,719,332 B2Gachon University of Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
Abnormal physical condition determination system, abnormal physical condition determination method, and computer program11 Aug 2026US 12,705,907 B2NEC Corporation

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