F16D 3/56
Comprising elastic metal lamellae, elastic rods, or the like
Official title: comprising elastic metal lamellae, elastic rods, or the like, e.g. arranged radially or parallel to the axis, the members being shear-loaded collectively by the total load
F16D3/56 (Comprising elastic metal lamellae, elastic rods, or the like) appears on 141 US grants and 70 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16D- Granted patents
- 141
- Published applications
- 70
- Assignees
- 99
- Inventors
- 252
- Latest grant
- 21 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 4 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 5 |
| 2016 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 4 | 10 |
| 2018 | 8 | 7 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Flexible metallic coupling for drive shafts made by additive manufacturing21 Apr 2026US 12,607,232 B2Goodrich Corporation
- Flexible coupling for joining metallic and composite drive shafts28 Jan 2025US 12,209,620 B2Goodrich Corporation
- Assembly for connecting two drive sides of a drive train of a rail vehicle28 Jan 2025US 12,209,622 B2Siemens Mobility GmbH
- Compliant joint drive assembly17 Sep 2024US 12,092,170 B2Goodrich Corporation
- Torque-limiting torsion gimbal26 Mar 2024US 11,940,030 B1BorgWarner Inc.
- Rotary instrument for dental implantology or endodontics, comprising a flexible part12 Mar 2026US 2026/0069285 A1Reed Dental Technologies SàRl
- Shaft coupling and comminuting device having such a shaft coupling24 Apr 2025US 2025/0128265 A1
- Flexible metallic coupling for drive shafts made by additive manufacturing3 Oct 2024US 2024/0328464 A1Goodrich Corporation
- Flexible coupling for joining metallic and composite drive shafts13 Jul 2023US 2023/0220885 A1Goodrich Corporation
- Compliant joint drive assembly29 Dec 2022US 2022/0412409 A1Goodrich Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Device for high thermal stress connection between a part made of a ceramic material and a part made of a metallic material52US 4,281,941 AVolkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft · 1981
- Compact flexible couplings with inside diameter belt support and lock-on features40US 5,738,585 A1998
- Shaft coupling36US 5,709,605 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1998
- Rotational energy absorbing coupling35US 4,086,012 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy · 1978
- Drive apparatus with a resilient coupling for a power seat35US 5,823,499 AAisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha · 1998