F16D 3/50
Yielding couplings, i.e. with means permitting movement between the connected parts during
Official title: with the coupling parts connected by one or more intermediate members (F16D3/16 takes precedence)
F16D3/50 (Yielding couplings, i.e. with means permitting movement between the connected parts during) appears on 1,668 US grants and 1,221 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16D- Granted patents
- 1,668
- Published applications
- 1,221
- Assignees
- 796
- Inventors
- 2,969
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 29 | 0 |
| 1977 | 25 | 0 |
| 1978 | 31 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 35 | 0 |
| 1981 | 26 | 0 |
| 1982 | 26 | 0 |
| 1983 | 25 | 0 |
| 1984 | 30 | 0 |
| 1985 | 32 | 0 |
| 1986 | 21 | 0 |
| 1987 | 33 | 0 |
| 1988 | 32 | 0 |
| 1989 | 26 | 0 |
| 1990 | 25 | 0 |
| 1991 | 17 | 0 |
| 1992 | 24 | 0 |
| 1993 | 27 | 0 |
| 1994 | 22 | 0 |
| 1995 | 23 | 0 |
| 1996 | 30 | 0 |
| 1997 | 23 | 0 |
| 1998 | 29 | 0 |
| 1999 | 39 | 0 |
| 2000 | 31 | 0 |
| 2001 | 39 | 12 |
| 2002 | 23 | 28 |
| 2003 | 31 | 38 |
| 2004 | 21 | 26 |
| 2005 | 16 | 31 |
| 2006 | 18 | 45 |
| 2007 | 21 | 47 |
| 2008 | 20 | 40 |
| 2009 | 23 | 47 |
| 2010 | 27 | 42 |
| 2011 | 40 | 41 |
| 2012 | 32 | 35 |
| 2013 | 42 | 43 |
| 2014 | 31 | 45 |
| 2015 | 37 | 80 |
| 2016 | 57 | 77 |
| 2017 | 60 | 76 |
| 2018 | 53 | 71 |
| 2019 | 59 | 59 |
| 2020 | 55 | 71 |
| 2021 | 55 | 55 |
| 2022 | 66 | 65 |
| 2023 | 66 | 52 |
| 2024 | 53 | 34 |
| 2025 | 36 | 36 |
| 2026 | 14 | 25 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F16D 3/72With axially-spaced attachments to the coupling parts501
- F16D 3/64Comprising elastic elements arranged between substantially-radial walls of both coupling parts468
- F16D 3/78Shaped as an elastic disc or flat ring, arranged perpendicular to the294
- F16D 3/76Shaped as an elastic ring centered on the axis, surrounding a portion269
- F16D 3/60Comprising pushing or pulling links attached to both parts194
- F16D 3/56Comprising elastic metal lamellae, elastic rods, or the like141
- F16D 3/52Comprising a continuous strip, spring, or the like engaging the coupling parts70
- F16D 3/70Comprising elastic elements arranged in holes in one coupling part and surrounding50
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