F16D 3/22
The rolling members being balls, rollers, or the like, guided in grooves
Official title: the rolling members being balls, rollers, or the like, guided in grooves or sockets in both coupling parts
F16D3/22 (The rolling members being balls, rollers, or the like, guided in grooves) appears on 1,254 US grants and 1,070 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16D- Granted patents
- 1,254
- Published applications
- 1,070
- Assignees
- 294
- Inventors
- 1,488
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 14 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | 15 | 0 |
| 1984 | 20 | 0 |
| 1985 | 19 | 0 |
| 1986 | 14 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 14 | 0 |
| 1990 | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 14 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 19 | 0 |
| 1998 | 27 | 0 |
| 1999 | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 35 | 12 |
| 2002 | 24 | 31 |
| 2003 | 24 | 44 |
| 2004 | 37 | 40 |
| 2005 | 21 | 44 |
| 2006 | 38 | 33 |
| 2007 | 22 | 43 |
| 2008 | 25 | 43 |
| 2009 | 31 | 67 |
| 2010 | 41 | 77 |
| 2011 | 50 | 49 |
| 2012 | 71 | 39 |
| 2013 | 57 | 43 |
| 2014 | 41 | 42 |
| 2015 | 35 | 32 |
| 2016 | 31 | 50 |
| 2017 | 33 | 55 |
| 2018 | 34 | 60 |
| 2019 | 49 | 50 |
| 2020 | 32 | 42 |
| 2021 | 41 | 41 |
| 2022 | 48 | 26 |
| 2023 | 30 | 27 |
| 2024 | 24 | 28 |
| 2025 | 24 | 31 |
| 2026 | 23 | 21 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Stroking and articulating constant velocity joint assembly29 Sep 2026US 12,747,760 B2Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
- Constant velocity plunging joint and method of producing a constant velocity plunging joint22 Sep 2026US 12,742,478 B2GKN Driveline Deutschland GmbH
- Grease sealing structure of constant velocity joint of vehicle, and constant velocity joint including same15 Sep 2026US 12,736,090 B2Hansae Mobility Co., Ltd.
- Constant velocity ball joint18 Aug 2026US 12,710,074 B2GKN Driveline Deutschland GmbH
- Device for assembling boot and sealing ring of constant velocity joint of vehicle11 Aug 2026US 12,703,052 B2Hansae Mobility Co., Ltd.
- Static sealing device for a wheel hub assembly of a vehicle and associated hub bearing unit27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251181 A1
- Countertrack joint27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251184 A1
- Spline joint seal and retainer13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233553 A1Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- Driving force transmission device13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235164 A1Jtekt Corporation
- Multipod joint13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235166 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Constant velocity stroking joint having recirculating spline balls96US 6,582,313 B2Delphi Technologies, Inc. · 2003
- Wheel Bearing/constant velocity joint unit95US 4,893,960 ALohr & Bromkamp GmbH · 1990
- Resin CVJ boot with distinct large and small crest portions94US 5,722,669 AKeeper Corporation · 1998
- Ball fixed type constant velocity joint having low rotational backlash81US 5,855,519 ANtn Corporation · 1999
- Constant velocity universal joint having high stress resistance78US 5,290,203 AGKN Automotive AG · 1994