F16C 35/02
In the case of sliding-contact bearings
Official title: in the case of sliding-contact bearings
F16C35/02 (In the case of sliding-contact bearings) appears on 793 US grants and 757 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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