F16D 3/72
With axially-spaced attachments to the coupling parts
Official title: with axially-spaced attachments to the coupling parts (F16D3/56 takes precedence)
F16D3/72 (With axially-spaced attachments to the coupling parts) appears on 501 US grants and 362 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16D- Granted patents
- 501
- Published applications
- 362
- Assignees
- 294
- Inventors
- 849
- Latest grant
- 26 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 3 |
| 2002 | 9 | 6 |
| 2003 | 9 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 5 |
| 2005 | 3 | 8 |
| 2006 | 3 | 14 |
| 2007 | 5 | 11 |
| 2008 | 1 | 15 |
| 2009 | 12 | 13 |
| 2010 | 8 | 12 |
| 2011 | 14 | 7 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 |
| 2013 | 9 | 6 |
| 2014 | 3 | 10 |
| 2015 | 7 | 17 |
| 2016 | 9 | 22 |
| 2017 | 17 | 29 |
| 2018 | 13 | 29 |
| 2019 | 26 | 29 |
| 2020 | 20 | 21 |
| 2021 | 16 | 22 |
| 2022 | 23 | 24 |
| 2023 | 26 | 22 |
| 2024 | 22 | 14 |
| 2025 | 14 | 9 |
| 2026 | 5 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Strain wave gear system26 May 2026US 12,638,071 B2Nexen Group, Inc.
- Flexible metallic coupling for drive shafts made by additive manufacturing21 Apr 2026US 12,607,232 B2Goodrich Corporation
- Flexible metallic couplings for drive shafts10 Mar 2026US 12,571,431 B2Goodrich Corporation
- Electric-powered vehicle27 Jan 2026US 12,534,114 B2Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
- Eccentric screw pump with weakening recesses in the power train27 Jan 2026US 12,535,070 B2NETZSCH Pumpen & Systeme GmbH
- Drive shaft with non-cylindrical shape8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309183 A1Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Spatially elastic coupling and coupling arrangement8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309193 A1Kwd Kupplungswerk Dresden GmbH
- Apparatus for transmitting power from a power generating device having high torque irregularities to an electrical machine, and motor vehicle comprising such apparatus18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168565 A1Volvo Truck Corporation
- Metal bellows coupling9 Apr 2026US 2026/0098565 A1
- Longitudinal adjuster for a vehicle seat, and vehicle seat13 Nov 2025US 2025/0346156 A1Adient US LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Flexible structure1,770US 6,012,494 ADeutsche Forschungsanstalt fur Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. · 2000
- Coupling system for a planetary gear train525US 5,433,674 AUnited Technologies Corporation · 1995
- Epicyclic gear train integral sun gear coupling design409US 7,591,754 B2United Technologies Corporation · 2009
- Flexible shaft for gas turbine engine391US 7,926,260 B2United Technologies Corporation · 2011
- Integral sun gear coupling360US 7,824,305 B2United Technologies Corporation · 2010