F16D 1/02
Couplings for rigidly connecting two coaxial shafts or other movable machine elements
Official title: for connecting two abutting shafts or the like
F16D1/02 (Couplings for rigidly connecting two coaxial shafts or other movable machine elements) appears on 609 US grants and 498 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16D- Granted patents
- 609
- Published applications
- 498
- Assignees
- 403
- Inventors
- 1,271
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 11 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 1 |
| 2002 | 8 | 6 |
| 2003 | 8 | 14 |
| 2004 | 9 | 7 |
| 2005 | 5 | 7 |
| 2006 | 4 | 9 |
| 2007 | 3 | 9 |
| 2008 | 4 | 12 |
| 2009 | 5 | 6 |
| 2010 | 8 | 13 |
| 2011 | 7 | 18 |
| 2012 | 4 | 14 |
| 2013 | 12 | 19 |
| 2014 | 13 | 39 |
| 2015 | 26 | 43 |
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| 2017 | 33 | 40 |
| 2018 | 32 | 42 |
| 2019 | 50 | 35 |
| 2020 | 23 | 31 |
| 2021 | 21 | 15 |
| 2022 | 25 | 23 |
| 2023 | 21 | 14 |
| 2024 | 17 | 11 |
| 2025 | 17 | 18 |
| 2026 | 10 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Attachment for an oral care device handle23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207311 A1Braun GmbH
- Driveline axle connection with radial direction face spline without retention check9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194110 A1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Quick-connect mounting apparatus for modular pump system or generator system145US 8,757,918 B22014
- Shaft coupling132US 4,068,965 ACraneVeyor Corporation · 1978
- Couplings for joining shafts120US 5,655,849 AHenry Filters, Inc. · 1997
- Molten metal pump with monolithic rotor115US 6,093,000 A2000
- Drive shaft coupling111US 5,154,652 A1992