F16C 9/00
Bearings for crankshafts or connecting-rods
Official title: Bearings for crankshafts or connecting-rods; Attachment of connecting-rods (lubrication of connecting-rods in connection with crankshafts F16C3/14; connections to crossheads F16C5/00; to pistons F16J1/14)
F16C9/00 (Bearings for crankshafts or connecting-rods) appears on 984 US grants and 857 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16C- Granted patents
- 984
- Published applications
- 857
- Assignees
- 352
- Inventors
- 1,864
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 15 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 17 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 16 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | 3 |
| 2002 | 23 | 21 |
| 2003 | 23 | 30 |
| 2004 | 25 | 40 |
| 2005 | 20 | 41 |
| 2006 | 12 | 23 |
| 2007 | 30 | 24 |
| 2008 | 15 | 27 |
| 2009 | 17 | 36 |
| 2010 | 17 | 48 |
| 2011 | 18 | 26 |
| 2012 | 32 | 42 |
| 2013 | 33 | 50 |
| 2014 | 41 | 42 |
| 2015 | 38 | 49 |
| 2016 | 32 | 66 |
| 2017 | 51 | 63 |
| 2018 | 79 | 52 |
| 2019 | 47 | 47 |
| 2020 | 43 | 34 |
| 2021 | 28 | 30 |
| 2022 | 22 | 15 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 |
| 2024 | 12 | 10 |
| 2025 | 10 | 14 |
| 2026 | 5 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Kitchen appliance11 Aug 2026US 12,702,249 B2De' Longhi Braun Household GmbH
- Oil pan for internal combustion engine3 Mar 2026US 12,565,852 B2Arctic Cat Inc.
- Pump assembly using a shell bearing with a partial groove24 Feb 2026US 12,560,165 B2SPM Oil & Gas Inc.
- Half thrust bearing27 Jan 2026US 12,535,100 B2Daido Metal Company Ltd.
- Connecting rod guide13 Jan 2026US 12,523,295 B2Advanced Flow Solutions Inc.
- Large scale spherical roller bearing having radially offset cage bars17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276036 A1
- Oil pan for internal combustion engine9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194004 A1Arctic Cat Inc.
- Rod End Made of Thermoplastic Fiber-Reinforced Plastic16 Apr 2026US 2026/0104071 A1Albany Engineered Composites, Inc.
- Connecting rod for an internal combustion engine5 Mar 2026US 2026/0063166 A1Cummins Inc.
- Linkage damper for aircraft component22 Jan 2026US 2026/0022732 A1Rohr, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sliding bearing element with lubricating oil pockets82US 6,095,690 AGlyco-Metall-Werke Glyco B.V. & Co. KG · 2000
- Opposed-piston, opposed-cylinder engine with collinear cylinders71US 8,763,583 B2EcoMotors, Inc. · 2014
- Method of making a split bearing assembly55US 4,569,109 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1986
- Connecting rod without wrist pin53US 8,376,723 B2Weir SPM, Inc. · 2013
- Split bearing assemblies51US 4,684,267 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1987