F16C 41/007
Encoders
Official title: {Encoders, e.g. parts with a plurality of alternating magnetic poles}
F16C41/007 (Encoders) appears on 954 US grants and 882 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Rotary encoder and method of operating a rotary encoder3 Feb 2026US 12,540,835 B2Johannes Huebner Fabrik Elektrischer Maschinen GmbH
- Bearing and associated sensor bearing unit2 Dec 2025US 12,486,870 B2Aktiebolaget Skf
- Sealing device11 Nov 2025US 12,467,504 B2Uchiyama Manufacturing Corp.
- Bearing device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251176 A1Ntn Corporation
- Sensorized bearing ring and associated methods for manufacturing a sensorized bearing ring23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210406 A1
- Conveyor idler monitoring systems, methods, and apparatus25 Jun 2026US 2026/0180398 A1Superior Industries, Inc.
- Vehicular wheel bearing having improved sealing property of encoder18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168535 A1ILJIN GLOBAL Co.,Ltd
- Arrangement of a wheel hub connected to a constant velocity joint and with a low-friction sealing device4 Jun 2026US 2026/0153127 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Bearing with sensor module88US 6,161,962 AThe Timken Company · 2000
- Apparatus and method for bearing condition monitoring82US 8,229,682 B2General Electric Company · 2012
- Ball joint with integrated angle sensor72US 6,879,240 B2ZF Lenförder Metallwaren AG · 2005
- Seal incorporating an encoder69US 5,431,413 AThe Torrington Company · 1995
- Bearing assembly67US 4,795,278 ANippon Seiko Kabushiki Kaisha · 1989