F16C 33/06
Sliding surface mainly made of metal
Official title: Sliding surface mainly made of metal (F16C33/24 - F16C33/28 take precedence; {casting metal bearing surfaces B22D15/02, B22D19/08})
F16C33/06 (Sliding surface mainly made of metal) appears on 5,112 US grants and 4,363 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16C- Granted patents
- 5,112
- Published applications
- 4,363
- Assignees
- 1,559
- Inventors
- 8,096
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 58 | 0 |
| 1977 | 38 | 0 |
| 1978 | 42 | 0 |
| 1979 | 24 | 0 |
| 1980 | 50 | 0 |
| 1981 | 41 | 0 |
| 1982 | 51 | 0 |
| 1983 | 35 | 0 |
| 1984 | 43 | 0 |
| 1985 | 41 | 0 |
| 1986 | 38 | 0 |
| 1987 | 47 | 0 |
| 1988 | 46 | 0 |
| 1989 | 64 | 0 |
| 1990 | 48 | 0 |
| 1991 | 52 | 0 |
| 1992 | 67 | 0 |
| 1993 | 64 | 0 |
| 1994 | 90 | 0 |
| 1995 | 65 | 0 |
| 1996 | 78 | 0 |
| 1997 | 81 | 0 |
| 1998 | 121 | 0 |
| 1999 | 129 | 0 |
| 2000 | 119 | 0 |
| 2001 | 127 | 34 |
| 2002 | 136 | 128 |
| 2003 | 114 | 184 |
| 2004 | 123 | 194 |
| 2005 | 122 | 177 |
| 2006 | 111 | 209 |
| 2007 | 108 | 206 |
| 2008 | 92 | 165 |
| 2009 | 95 | 189 |
| 2010 | 110 | 156 |
| 2011 | 98 | 144 |
| 2012 | 137 | 160 |
| 2013 | 139 | 212 |
| 2014 | 198 | 209 |
| 2015 | 169 | 217 |
| 2016 | 163 | 201 |
| 2017 | 203 | 179 |
| 2018 | 161 | 226 |
| 2019 | 210 | 204 |
| 2020 | 192 | 220 |
| 2021 | 170 | 174 |
| 2022 | 159 | 169 |
| 2023 | 146 | 134 |
| 2024 | 126 | 101 |
| 2025 | 99 | 99 |
| 2026 | 72 | 72 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Sliding member29 Sep 2026US 12,747,753 B2Daido Metal Company Ltd.
- Bushing for claw machine crane29 Sep 2026US 12,747,754 B2Paokai Electronic Enterprise Co., Ltd.
- Capture pin for a locking hook22 Sep 2026US 12,741,739 B2Safran Landing Systems
- Bearing part22 Sep 2026US 12,742,476 B2Ntn Corporation
- Sliding component1 Sep 2026US 12,723,656 B2Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.
- Bearing device with integrated electrical insulation, in particular for an electric motor or machine8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309185 A1
- Bushing and method for producing a bushing1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298289 A1
- High speed electrical machine1 Oct 2026US 2026/0302870 A1Celeroton Turbocell AG
- Slide bearing device for a rotating shaft of a vehicle driving motor24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287017 A1Daido Metal Company Ltd.
- Sliding components17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276035 A1Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Axial flow blood pump with hydrodynamically suspended rotor386US 5,211,546 ANu-Tech Industries, Inc. · 1993
- Lubrication of windmilling journal bearings269US 7,662,059 B2United Technologies Corporation · 2010
- Catheter pump211US 8,597,170 B2The Penn State Research Foundation · 2013
- Polycrystalline diamond bearing system for a roller cone rock bit202US 4,802,539 ASmith International, Inc. · 1989
- Thrust-bearing assembly150US 7,552,782 B1US Synthetic Corporation · 2009