F16D 3/385
Bearing cup
Official title: {Bearing cup; Bearing construction; Bearing seal; Mounting of bearing on the intermediate member}
F16D3/385 (Bearing cup) appears on 211 US grants and 151 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16D- Granted patents
- 211
- Published applications
- 151
- Assignees
- 100
- Inventors
- 309
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 4 |
| 2003 | 4 | 5 |
| 2004 | 6 | 16 |
| 2005 | 6 | 4 |
| 2006 | 11 | 16 |
| 2007 | 7 | 11 |
| 2008 | 7 | 13 |
| 2009 | 4 | 8 |
| 2010 | 8 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 6 |
| 2012 | 9 | 1 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 8 |
| 2017 | 7 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 8 |
| 2019 | 6 | 4 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 3 | 8 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Universal joint, coupling rod appratus, and musical instrument pedal device10 Jun 2025US 12,327,536 B2Hoshino Gakki Co., Ltd.
- Universal joint with improved stiffness20 May 2025US 12,305,718 B2
- Self-lubricating universal joint27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251185 A1Array Tech, Inc.
- Method of carburizing driveline components5 Feb 2026US 2026/0036176 A1Aircraft Gear Corporation
- Universal joint cross2 Oct 2025US 2025/0305541 A1Aktiebolaget Skf
- Universal Joint With Emergency Operating Properties and Joint Shaft and Motor Vehicle Comprising the Universal Joint17 Jul 2025US 2025/0230843 A1Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Universal joint9 Jan 2025US 2025/0012329 A1Hyundai Motor Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Seal for a universal joint34US 6,601,855 B12003
- Method for mounting a bearing in a universal joint31US 4,050,130 ANadella · 1977
- Seal for a universal joint trunnion31US 5,716,277 ADana Corporation · 1998
- Seal assembly for bearing cups slidable in axial direction in bore26US 4,440,401 ASKF Kugellagerfabriken GmbH · 1984
- Device for sealing bearing bush of a universal joint25US 4,834,691 AGelenkwellenbau GmbH · 1989