F16D 1/108
Having retaining means rotating with the coupling and acting by interengaging parts
Official title: having retaining means rotating with the coupling and acting by interengaging parts, i.e. positive coupling
F16D1/108 (Having retaining means rotating with the coupling and acting by interengaging parts) appears on 770 US grants and 740 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16D- Granted patents
- 770
- Published applications
- 740
- Assignees
- 474
- Inventors
- 1,561
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 12 | 12 |
| 2003 | 6 | 16 |
| 2004 | 9 | 14 |
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| 2006 | 9 | 19 |
| 2007 | 8 | 13 |
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| 2009 | 13 | 23 |
| 2010 | 8 | 30 |
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| 2018 | 33 | 50 |
| 2019 | 47 | 55 |
| 2020 | 43 | 54 |
| 2021 | 46 | 33 |
| 2022 | 44 | 40 |
| 2023 | 46 | 34 |
| 2024 | 32 | 35 |
| 2025 | 26 | 23 |
| 2026 | 15 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Transfer case yoke6 Oct 2026US 12,753,802 B2
- Laundry treating apparatus25 Aug 2026US 12,716,163 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Shaft coupling25 Aug 2026US 12,716,456 B2Agilent Technologies, Inc.
- Drive transmission device and image forming apparatus incorporating the same18 Aug 2026US 12,709,506 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Steering shaft assembly4 Aug 2026US 12,698,806 B2Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
- Axle service disconnect with shaft support8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309192 A1Magna Powertrain of America, Inc.
- Rotor, rotor attachment mechanism, centrifuge and corresponding methods13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233237 A1Thermo Electron LED GmbH
- Driving force transmission device13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235164 A1Jtekt Corporation
- Systems and methods for optimizing driveshaft coupling of marine propulsion device9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192905 A1Brunswick Corporation
- Driveline axle connection with radial direction face spline without retention check9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194110 A1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Rapid fastener of the bayonet type1,248US 4,943,182 AECIA-Equipments et Composants pour l'Industrie Automobile · 1990
- Coupling member configured for use with surgical devices1,008US 9,757,129 B2Covidien LP · 2017
- Coaxial connector apparatus and method181US 6,619,876 B2Andrew Corporation · 2003
- Quick connect handle for swimming pool cleaning tools172US 4,247,216 A1981
- Driving force receiving member, shaft coupling, toner image bearing member, process cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatus163US 6,473,580 B1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha · 2002