F16D 3/38
With a single intermediate member with trunnions or bearings arranged on two
Official title: with a single intermediate member with trunnions or bearings arranged on two axes perpendicular to one another (F16D3/36 takes precedence)
F16D3/38 (With a single intermediate member with trunnions or bearings arranged on two) appears on 961 US grants and 623 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16D- Granted patents
- 961
- Published applications
- 623
- Assignees
- 351
- Inventors
- 1,344
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 21 | 0 |
| 1979 | 14 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 15 | 0 |
| 1982 | 18 | 0 |
| 1983 | 15 | 0 |
| 1984 | 19 | 0 |
| 1985 | 24 | 0 |
| 1986 | 17 | 0 |
| 1987 | 25 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 19 | 0 |
| 1990 | 23 | 0 |
| 1991 | 15 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 14 | 0 |
| 1994 | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | 34 | 0 |
| 1998 | 31 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | 0 |
| 2001 | 27 | 8 |
| 2002 | 18 | 22 |
| 2003 | 20 | 31 |
| 2004 | 21 | 43 |
| 2005 | 25 | 20 |
| 2006 | 23 | 34 |
| 2007 | 20 | 27 |
| 2008 | 22 | 30 |
| 2009 | 14 | 24 |
| 2010 | 17 | 15 |
| 2011 | 10 | 12 |
| 2012 | 26 | 12 |
| 2013 | 15 | 22 |
| 2014 | 17 | 35 |
| 2015 | 17 | 28 |
| 2016 | 23 | 34 |
| 2017 | 23 | 24 |
| 2018 | 23 | 34 |
| 2019 | 33 | 34 |
| 2020 | 15 | 27 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 |
| 2023 | 17 | 16 |
| 2024 | 17 | 10 |
| 2025 | 17 | 11 |
| 2026 | 9 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Universal joint28 Jul 2026US 12,692,905 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Propeller shaft yoke and propeller shaft28 Jul 2026US 12,692,906 B2Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
- Universal-joint rotor-hub method and system30 Jun 2026US 12,668,359 B2Textron Innovations Inc.
- Couplers and mechanical joint assemblies including same19 May 2026US 12,631,219 B2Modec America, Inc.
- Self-lubricating universal joint27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251185 A1Array Tech, Inc.
- Joint inner part and arrangement comprising a gripping means and a joint inner part13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235168 A1
- Universal joint with oil-bath clutch torque limiter and drive shaft comprising said joint23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210410 A1Bondioli & Pavesi S.P.A.
- Driveline axle connection with radial direction face spline without retention check9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194110 A1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Power take-off connection and disconnection tool2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183911 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Manipulation unit321US 6,860,169 B2Seiko Epson Corporation · 2005
- Yoke connections for universal joints319US 6,454,656 B2Meritor Heavy Vehicle Technology, LLC · 2002
- Drive shaft assembly and method for making same138US 4,248,062 AShakespeare Company · 1981
- Wrist mechanism116US 4,990,050 ATokico Ltd. · 1991
- Shaft coupling and shaft coupling structure for use in image forming apparatus91US 5,993,101 AMita Industrial Co., Ltd. · 1999