F16D 3/68
The elements being made of rubber or similar material
Official title: the elements being made of rubber or similar material
F16D3/68 (The elements being made of rubber or similar material) appears on 322 US grants and 277 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16D- Granted patents
- 322
- Published applications
- 277
- Assignees
- 220
- Inventors
- 687
- Latest grant
- 7 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 3 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 |
| 2003 | 7 | 12 |
| 2004 | 6 | 7 |
| 2005 | 4 | 10 |
| 2006 | 3 | 10 |
| 2007 | 8 | 12 |
| 2008 | 9 | 12 |
| 2009 | 2 | 7 |
| 2010 | 9 | 10 |
| 2011 | 11 | 10 |
| 2012 | 3 | 13 |
| 2013 | 11 | 10 |
| 2014 | 6 | 14 |
| 2015 | 11 | 21 |
| 2016 | 13 | 16 |
| 2017 | 14 | 15 |
| 2018 | 13 | 11 |
| 2019 | 11 | 11 |
| 2020 | 13 | 15 |
| 2021 | 11 | 13 |
| 2022 | 13 | 8 |
| 2023 | 15 | 13 |
| 2024 | 13 | 8 |
| 2025 | 8 | 9 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Gaming machines156US 4,410,178 AStarpoint Electrics Limited · 1983
- Flexible coupling with elastomeric belt128US 6,142,878 A2000
- Coupling device used in one-way rotating drive90US 4,037,431 AKawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1977
- Continuously variable capacity refrigeration system83US 4,765,150 AMargaux Controls, Inc. · 1988
- Variable length shaft assembly with a lash bushing51US 5,460,574 ATRW Inc. · 1995