F16D 3/00
Yielding couplings, i.e. with means permitting movement between the connected parts during
Official title: Yielding couplings, i.e. with means permitting movement between the connected parts during the drive (couplings disconnectable simply by axial movement F16D1/10; slip couplings F16D7/00)
F16D3/00 (Yielding couplings, i.e. with means permitting movement between the connected parts during) appears on 6,523 US grants and 4,879 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16D- Granted patents
- 6,523
- Published applications
- 4,879
- Assignees
- 1,918
- Inventors
- 9,331
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 80 | 0 |
| 1977 | 75 | 0 |
| 1978 | 95 | 0 |
| 1979 | 56 | 0 |
| 1980 | 88 | 0 |
| 1981 | 89 | 0 |
| 1982 | 97 | 0 |
| 1983 | 75 | 0 |
| 1984 | 109 | 0 |
| 1985 | 112 | 0 |
| 1986 | 103 | 0 |
| 1987 | 115 | 0 |
| 1988 | 98 | 0 |
| 1989 | 108 | 0 |
| 1990 | 112 | 0 |
| 1991 | 102 | 0 |
| 1992 | 99 | 0 |
| 1993 | 101 | 0 |
| 1994 | 91 | 0 |
| 1995 | 79 | 0 |
| 1996 | 105 | 0 |
| 1997 | 124 | 0 |
| 1998 | 137 | 0 |
| 1999 | 103 | 0 |
| 2000 | 116 | 0 |
| 2001 | 171 | 51 |
| 2002 | 110 | 122 |
| 2003 | 111 | 175 |
| 2004 | 132 | 174 |
| 2005 | 101 | 173 |
| 2006 | 124 | 200 |
| 2007 | 101 | 199 |
| 2008 | 109 | 168 |
| 2009 | 121 | 205 |
| 2010 | 131 | 208 |
| 2011 | 149 | 165 |
| 2012 | 189 | 144 |
| 2013 | 176 | 177 |
| 2014 | 137 | 217 |
| 2015 | 167 | 244 |
| 2016 | 164 | 272 |
| 2017 | 194 | 282 |
| 2018 | 205 | 256 |
| 2019 | 247 | 246 |
| 2020 | 188 | 260 |
| 2021 | 196 | 231 |
| 2022 | 234 | 197 |
| 2023 | 204 | 170 |
| 2024 | 173 | 127 |
| 2025 | 133 | 129 |
| 2026 | 87 | 87 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F16D 3/16Universal joints in which flexibility is produced by means of pivots or3,424
- F16D 3/02Yielding couplings, i.e. with means permitting movement between the connected parts during1,734
- F16D 3/50Yielding couplings, i.e. with means permitting movement between the connected parts during1,668
- F16D 3/84Shrouds767
- F16D 3/80In which a fluid is used77
- F16D 3/005Incorporating leaf springs, flexible parts of reduced thickness or the like acting59
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