F16D 2500/104
Clutch
F16D2500/104 (Clutch) appears on 1,588 US grants and 1,421 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16D- Granted patents
- 1,588
- Published applications
- 1,421
- Assignees
- 401
- Inventors
- 2,893
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 15 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 22 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 15 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | 0 |
| 2001 | 17 | 11 |
| 2002 | 29 | 21 |
| 2003 | 27 | 27 |
| 2004 | 23 | 42 |
| 2005 | 28 | 57 |
| 2006 | 33 | 55 |
| 2007 | 46 | 32 |
| 2008 | 29 | 46 |
| 2009 | 26 | 44 |
| 2010 | 27 | 36 |
| 2011 | 31 | 28 |
| 2012 | 42 | 38 |
| 2013 | 37 | 32 |
| 2014 | 50 | 65 |
| 2015 | 50 | 46 |
| 2016 | 57 | 96 |
| 2017 | 85 | 156 |
| 2018 | 121 | 125 |
| 2019 | 118 | 91 |
| 2020 | 116 | 85 |
| 2021 | 82 | 78 |
| 2022 | 84 | 54 |
| 2023 | 70 | 60 |
| 2024 | 57 | 34 |
| 2025 | 36 | 27 |
| 2026 | 20 | 35 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Dual oil pump with centrifugal shifter6 Oct 2026US 12,753,804 B1Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- Actuator assembly for use with a clutch22 Sep 2026US 12,742,481 B2Means Industries, Inc.
- Rear wheel drive clutch control system of work vehicle15 Sep 2026US 12,734,879 B2Deere & Company
- Resettable mechanical disconnect15 Sep 2026US 12,736,094 B2Honeywell Aerospace US LLC
- Control strategies to reduce NVH during operation of vehicle axle disconnect devices25 Aug 2026US 12,715,287 B1Fca US LLC
- Vehicle driving apparatus and vehicle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309220 A1Qi Automotive Co., Ltd.
- Inline drive assembly for four-wheel drive vehicle24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285148 A1The Hilliard Corporation
- Shift system and method for power transmission assembly24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287032 A1Means Industries, Inc.
- Multi-speed power tool with electronic clutch17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273715 A1Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Clutch control device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276045 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Dynamic clutch control885US 6,799,669 B2Siemens VDO Automotive Corporation · 2004
- Actuator for the frictional engaging device121US 4,895,236 AAisin-Warner Kabushiki Kaisha · 1990
- Method of operating an engine assembly114US 10,590,867 B2Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. · 2020
- Torque transfer device having an electric motor/brake actuator and friction clutch95US 6,808,053 B2New Venture Gear, Inc. · 2004
- Automatic clutch control73US 4,646,891 AEaton Corporation · 1987