F16C 7/00
Connecting-rods or like links pivoted at both ends
Official title: Connecting-rods or like links pivoted at both ends (coupling-rods for locomotive driving-wheels B61C17/10); Construction of connecting-rod heads (heads rigid with crossheads F16C5/00)
F16C7/00 (Connecting-rods or like links pivoted at both ends) appears on 1,081 US grants and 965 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16C- Granted patents
- 1,081
- Published applications
- 965
- Assignees
- 562
- Inventors
- 2,070
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 12 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 13 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 11 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 22 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 23 | 0 |
| 2001 | 21 | 3 |
| 2002 | 21 | 20 |
| 2003 | 22 | 25 |
| 2004 | 16 | 40 |
| 2005 | 15 | 24 |
| 2006 | 13 | 17 |
| 2007 | 13 | 21 |
| 2008 | 8 | 29 |
| 2009 | 14 | 20 |
| 2010 | 12 | 29 |
| 2011 | 17 | 30 |
| 2012 | 20 | 36 |
| 2013 | 19 | 48 |
| 2014 | 40 | 43 |
| 2015 | 30 | 59 |
| 2016 | 30 | 55 |
| 2017 | 45 | 79 |
| 2018 | 65 | 81 |
| 2019 | 83 | 67 |
| 2020 | 76 | 66 |
| 2021 | 55 | 54 |
| 2022 | 46 | 23 |
| 2023 | 33 | 32 |
| 2024 | 34 | 25 |
| 2025 | 28 | 25 |
| 2026 | 9 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Crankshaft and connecting rod assemblies for hydraulic fracturing pumps29 Sep 2026US 12,747,728 B2BJ Energy Solutions, LLC
- Joint for composite tubular rods21 Jul 2026US 12,686,496 B2B/E Aerospace, Inc.
- Rod for connecting members of a motor vehicle, and associated manufacturing method26 May 2026US 12,638,042 B2ContiTech Vibration Control GmbH
- Tangential internal combustion engine19 May 2026US 12,631,137 B2Fnf Innovation Sh.P.K.
- Rod assembly5 May 2026US 12,617,462 B2
- Connecting rod for a vehicle17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276031 A1Volvo Truck Corporation
- Connecting rod for an internal combustion engine10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266330 A1Cummins Inc.
- Fiber-reinforced resin cylinder, manufacturing method for fiber-reinforced resin cylinder, and fiber-reinforced resin cylinder manufacturing jig6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225329 A1Astemo, Ltd.
- Oil pan for internal combustion engine9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194004 A1Arctic Cat Inc.
- Methods of forming composite tube assemblies using induction heating18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166820 A1Avtechtyee Inc.
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- Method of producing reinforced composite materials72US 4,932,099 AChrysler Corporation · 1990