F16D 1/06
Couplings for rigidly connecting two coaxial shafts or other movable machine elements
Official title: for attachment of a member on a shaft or on a shaft-end (attachment of marine propellers on shafts B63H23/34)
F16D1/06 (Couplings for rigidly connecting two coaxial shafts or other movable machine elements) appears on 2,714 US grants and 1,919 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16D- Granted patents
- 2,714
- Published applications
- 1,919
- Assignees
- 1,330
- Inventors
- 4,994
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 33 | 0 |
| 1977 | 27 | 0 |
| 1978 | 33 | 0 |
| 1979 | 22 | 0 |
| 1980 | 46 | 0 |
| 1981 | 35 | 0 |
| 1982 | 43 | 0 |
| 1983 | 37 | 0 |
| 1984 | 37 | 0 |
| 1985 | 37 | 0 |
| 1986 | 58 | 0 |
| 1987 | 52 | 0 |
| 1988 | 46 | 0 |
| 1989 | 58 | 0 |
| 1990 | 69 | 0 |
| 1991 | 59 | 0 |
| 1992 | 50 | 0 |
| 1993 | 51 | 0 |
| 1994 | 52 | 0 |
| 1995 | 32 | 0 |
| 1996 | 62 | 0 |
| 1997 | 50 | 0 |
| 1998 | 58 | 0 |
| 1999 | 50 | 0 |
| 2000 | 59 | 0 |
| 2001 | 50 | 15 |
| 2002 | 56 | 51 |
| 2003 | 41 | 47 |
| 2004 | 39 | 64 |
| 2005 | 33 | 52 |
| 2006 | 36 | 63 |
| 2007 | 27 | 57 |
| 2008 | 33 | 78 |
| 2009 | 35 | 76 |
| 2010 | 47 | 87 |
| 2011 | 38 | 67 |
| 2012 | 59 | 69 |
| 2013 | 65 | 75 |
| 2014 | 68 | 116 |
| 2015 | 98 | 115 |
| 2016 | 85 | 122 |
| 2017 | 104 | 134 |
| 2018 | 93 | 113 |
| 2019 | 119 | 90 |
| 2020 | 79 | 100 |
| 2021 | 64 | 71 |
| 2022 | 82 | 77 |
| 2023 | 55 | 63 |
| 2024 | 80 | 55 |
| 2025 | 52 | 38 |
| 2026 | 20 | 24 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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