F16C 5/00
Crossheads
Official title: Crossheads; Constructions of connecting-rod heads or piston-rod connections rigid with crossheads (piston-rods, i.e. rods rigidly connected to the piston, F16J7/00)
F16C5/00 (Crossheads) appears on 67 US grants and 56 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16C- Granted patents
- 67
- Published applications
- 56
- Assignees
- 46
- Inventors
- 132
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 3 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 7 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 6 | 7 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 7 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Linear drive assembly28 Jul 2026US 12,692,929 B2Kerr Machine Co.
- Pump crosshead and connecting rod assemblies16 Dec 2025US 12,497,994 B2A&W Energy, LLC
- Internal combustion engine25 Nov 2025US 12,480,457 B2
- Linear drive assembly18 Nov 2025US 12,473,898 B1Kerr Machine Co.
- Connecting rod assembly for reciprocating pump22 Jul 2025US 12,366,245 B1Vulcan Industrial Holdings, LLC
- Internal combustion engine19 Mar 2026US 2026/0078713 A1
- Linear drive assembly12 Feb 2026US 2026/0043394 A1Kerr Machine Co.
- Connecting rod assembly for reciprocating pump4 Sep 2025US 2025/0277487 A1Vulcan Industrial Holdings, LLC
- Linear drive assembly21 Aug 2025US 2025/0264151 A1Kerr Machine Co.
- Internal combustion engine15 May 2025US 2025/0154921 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Connecting rod and crosshead assembly for enhancing the performance of a reciprocating pump69US 10,393,113 B2S,P.M. Flow Control, Inc. · 2019
- Connecting rod without wrist pin53US 8,376,723 B2Weir SPM, Inc. · 2013
- Piston assembly49US 4,013,057 ADana Corporation · 1977
- Connecting rod assembly with a crosshead41US 5,247,873 ACooper Industries, Inc. · 1993
- Crosshead per se, and in combination with a connecting rod assembly and a piston rod39US 4,872,395 ADresser-Rand Company · 1989