F16C 33/00
Parts of bearings
Official title: Parts of bearings; Special methods for making bearings or parts thereof
F16C33/00 (Parts of bearings) appears on 17,121 US grants and 14,670 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16C- Granted patents
- 17,121
- Published applications
- 14,670
- Assignees
- 3,860
- Inventors
- 24,061
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2022 | 534 | 592 |
| 2023 | 499 | 510 |
| 2024 | 480 | 467 |
| 2025 | 422 | 422 |
| 2026 | 276 | 311 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Electrically conductive overmolded hinge bushing6 Oct 2026US 12,753,795 B2Multimatic Inc.
- Axial rolling bearing unit with rolling bodies, which are arranged between annular axial bearing washers, and a functionally integrated bearing cage6 Oct 2026US 12,753,798 B2Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- Cage for rolling bearing and rolling bearing6 Oct 2026US 12,753,799 B2Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
- Rolling bearing fastening ring for rotating electric machines and rotating electric machine6 Oct 2026US 12,753,800 B2Weg Equipamentos EléTricos S.A.
- Sliding member29 Sep 2026US 12,747,753 B2Daido Metal Company Ltd.
- Exciter apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307107 A1FLSmidth AVS
- Bearing device with integrated electrical insulation, in particular for an electric motor or machine8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309185 A1
- Three-row roller bearing, preferably for use in a wind power plant8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309186 A1S.A. Defontaine
- Rolling bearing with attached raceways, in particular for a steering column8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309188 A1
- Method for manufacturing a hybrid rolling bearing, and hybrid rolling bearing8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309190 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Process for converting a metal carbide to carbon by etching in halogens566US 6,579,833 B1The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois · 2003
- Composite polycrystalline diamond compact502US 4,604,106 ASmith International, Inc. · 1986
- Gas bearings for use with vacuum chambers and their application in lithographic projection apparatuses483US 6,603,130 B1ASML Netherlands B. V. · 2003
- Thrust bearing assembly for a downhole drill motor475US 4,560,014 ASmith International, Inc. · 1985
- Diamond thrust bearing and method for manufacturing same434US 5,092,687 AAnadrill, Inc. · 1992