F16D 2069/0491
Tools, machines, processes
Official title: {Tools, machines, processes}
F16D2069/0491 (Tools, machines, processes) appears on 195 US grants and 152 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16D- Granted patents
- 195
- Published applications
- 152
- Assignees
- 123
- Inventors
- 388
- Latest grant
- 3 Feb 2026
Filings by year
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| 2004 | 5 | 8 |
| 2005 | 6 | 12 |
| 2006 | 2 | 5 |
| 2007 | 9 | 5 |
| 2008 | 6 | 9 |
| 2009 | 1 | 7 |
| 2010 | 4 | 5 |
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| 2020 | 6 | 8 |
| 2021 | 7 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 7 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Ceramic particulate coating for wear improvement3 Feb 2026US 12,540,651 B2Goodrich Corporation
- Method for producing a friction brake body2 Dec 2025US 12,485,504 B2Breyden GmbH
- Braking band of a disk for disk brake21 Oct 2025US 12,449,011 B2Brembo S.p.A.
- Method for manufacturing wet friction plate26 Aug 2025US 12,398,773 B2Kabushiki Kaisha F.C.C.
- Brake disc for a friction brake of a transportation vehicle and method of manufacturing the same29 Jul 2025US 12,372,130 B2Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
- Method for producing a braking element, and braking element23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210418 A1
- Composite material brake pad and its manufacturing method12 Mar 2026US 2026/0071661 A1ITT Italia S.r.l.
- Method of refurbishing a steel-shell brake drum12 Feb 2026US 2026/0043446 A1Wheelnz LLC
- System for the processing of powder material and associated lump breaker device, in particular for a production plant of brake pads12 Feb 2026US 2026/0043449 A1ITT Italia S.r.l.
- Brake pad and method of manufacturing the same27 Nov 2025US 2025/0361916 A1Adui Brake Industry Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Backing plate with friction material retention members and method and apparatus for manufacturing same76US 7,222,701 B2Capital Tool & Design Limited · 2007
- Process for making linings for friction operated apparatus68US 4,146,654 ACentre National De La Recherche Scientifique · 1979
- Brake pad with integral organic backplate57US 4,173,681 ASociete Abex Pagid Equipement S.A. · 1979
- Method of manufacturing an aluminum-base composite disc rotor47US 5,183,632 AAkebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. · 1993
- Brake friction pad assembly47US 5,413,194 APneumo Abex Corporation · 1995