F16D 2055/0016
Brake calipers
Official title: {Brake calipers}
F16D2055/0016 (Brake calipers) appears on 683 US grants and 731 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16D- Granted patents
- 683
- Published applications
- 731
- Assignees
- 241
- Inventors
- 1,318
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 1 |
| 2002 | 12 | 14 |
| 2003 | 9 | 6 |
| 2004 | 5 | 25 |
| 2005 | 13 | 18 |
| 2006 | 10 | 17 |
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| 2009 | 13 | 18 |
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| 2022 | 30 | 56 |
| 2023 | 34 | 45 |
| 2024 | 40 | 49 |
| 2025 | 37 | 57 |
| 2026 | 30 | 29 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Protective cap for floating brake caliper guides6 Oct 2026US 12,753,809 B2Brembo S.p.A.
- Disc brake and cover component6 Oct 2026US 12,753,811 B2Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
- Return spring, brake pad equipped with return spring, and brake caliper equipped with brake pad8 Sep 2026US 12,729,727 B2Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Disc brake and planetary gear speed reduction mechanism25 Aug 2026US 12,715,413 B2Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
- Caliper brake18 Aug 2026US 12,710,079 B2Hl Mando Corporation
- Brake caliper for a disc brake24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287033 A1
- Volume-reduced brake caliper3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258847 A1Bethel Automotive Safety Systems Co., Ltd.
- Band spring and brake pad assembly, brake caliper, brake pad27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251192 A1
- Electro-actuated disc brake caliper, disc brake and braking system20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241913 A1Brembo S.p.A.
- Brake pad liner and brake assembly comprising the same13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235174 A1Hl Mando Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sliding caliper disc brake and brake shoe assembly therefor77US 4,823,920 AKelsey-Hayes Company · 1989
- Method of producing reinforced composite materials72US 4,932,099 AChrysler Corporation · 1990
- Bicycle brake system69US 6,003,639 AHayes Brake, Inc. · 1999
- Tantalum sputtering target with fine grains and uniform texture and method of manufacture64US 6,331,233 B1Honeywell International Inc. · 2001
- Braking system including motor-driven disc brake equipped with self-servo mechanism45US 6,305,506 B1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha · 2001