F16D 2037/007
Clutches in which the drive is transmitted through a medium consisting of
Official title: {characterised by multiple substantially radial gaps in which the fluid or medium consisting of small particles is arranged}
F16D2037/007 (Clutches in which the drive is transmitted through a medium consisting of) appears on 51 US grants and 47 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16D- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Assignees
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- Latest grant
- 24 Feb 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Exoskeleton, orthosis, wearable device or mobile robots using magnetorheological fluid clutch apparatus24 Feb 2026US 12,558,239 B2Exonetik Inc.
- Clutch assemblies and associated methods20 Jan 2026US 12,529,399 B2Oregon State University
- Low-impedance actuation device using magnetorheological fluid clutch apparatuses25 Feb 2025US 12,234,900 B2Exonetik Inc.
- Human-hybrid powertrain for a vehicle or moving equipment using magnetorheological fluid clutch apparatus23 Jan 2024US 11,878,767 B2Exonetik Inc.
- Programmable magnetorheological fluid clutch apparatus21 Nov 2023US 11,821,471 B2Exonetik Inc.
- Haptic actuator using magnetorheological fluid clutch apparatus2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185568 A1Exonetik Inc.
- Proprioceptive actuator using magnetorheological fluid clutch apparatus14 May 2026US 2026/0131454 A1Exonetik Inc.
- Clutch assemblies and associated methods21 Nov 2024US 2024/0384764 A1Oregon State University
- Additive parallel load path actuator using fluidic coupling19 Sep 2024US 2024/0309944 A1Exonetik Inc.
- Exoskeleton, orthosis, wearable device or mobile robots using magnetorheological fluid clutch apparatus30 May 2024US 2024/0173149 A1Exonetik Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Pump drivetrain damper system and control systems and methods for same206US 10,316,832 B2S,P.M. Flow Control, Inc. · 2019
- Electrorheological fluid force transmission and conversion device122US 4,896,754 ALord Corporation · 1990
- Magnetorheological transmission clutch70US 5,823,309 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1998
- Magneto-rheological fluid coupling58US 5,967,273 AEaton Corporation · 1999
- Clutch with magneto-rheological operator for transfer cases and the like56US 5,915,513 ABorg-Warner Automotive, Inc. · 1999