F16D 3/2055
Having three pins, i.e. true tripod joints
Official title: {having three pins, i.e. true tripod joints}
F16D3/2055 (Having three pins, i.e. true tripod joints) appears on 482 US grants and 352 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16D- Granted patents
- 482
- Published applications
- 352
- Assignees
- 129
- Inventors
- 683
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 13 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 12 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 5 |
| 2002 | 16 | 17 |
| 2003 | 8 | 22 |
| 2004 | 21 | 17 |
| 2005 | 10 | 23 |
| 2006 | 19 | 22 |
| 2007 | 8 | 22 |
| 2008 | 11 | 15 |
| 2009 | 17 | 15 |
| 2010 | 15 | 19 |
| 2011 | 8 | 11 |
| 2012 | 14 | 20 |
| 2013 | 24 | 11 |
| 2014 | 5 | 12 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 |
| 2016 | 6 | 12 |
| 2017 | 7 | 21 |
| 2018 | 9 | 11 |
| 2019 | 18 | 11 |
| 2020 | 11 | 8 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 | 8 |
| 2023 | 12 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 |
| 2025 | 7 | 9 |
| 2026 | 7 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Gaming machines156US 4,410,178 AStarpoint Electrics Limited · 1983
- Impact universal joint122US 6,152,826 AHand Tool Design Corporation · 2000
- Constant velocity universal joint44US 4,192,154 AHitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. · 1980
- Torque transmitting element and device42US 4,253,776 AGlaenzer Spicer · 1981
- Retainer assembly34US 6,390,925 B1Delphi Technologies, Inc. · 2002