F16D 3/79
The disc or ring being metallic
Official title: the disc or ring being metallic
F16D3/79 (The disc or ring being metallic) appears on 109 US grants and 73 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16D- Granted patents
- 109
- Published applications
- 73
- Assignees
- 84
- Inventors
- 195
- Latest grant
- 30 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 5 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 7 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 6 | 9 |
| 2017 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 5 | 6 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Constrained flexure mechanism and method for manufacturing the same25 Feb 2025US 12,234,867 B2Uchicago Argonne, LLC
- Coupling device and rotational phase adjustment method for coupling device20 Feb 2024US 11,906,003 B2Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engine & Turbocharger, Ltd.
- Disc coupling10 Apr 2025US 2025/0116301 A1PSC Couplings, LLC
- Torque limiting flex plate assembly3 Apr 2025US 2025/0109770 A1Fca US LLC
- Flexible metallic drive shaft diaphragm having enhanced damage tolerance28 Mar 2024US 2024/0101265 A1Goodrich Corporation
- Coupling for wind turbine gearbox, drive train, wind turbine and industrial application16 Nov 2023US 2023/0366437 A1Flender GmbH
- Constrained flexure mechanism and method for manufacturing the same17 Aug 2023US 2023/0258234 A1Uchicago Argonne, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Elastic joint component169US 3,985,000 A1976
- Torque transmission coupling31US 4,055,966 ARexnord Inc. · 1977
- Spiral spring disc torsional coupling30US 4,795,012 ABorg-Warner Automotive, Inc. · 1989
- Flexible shaft coupling for a power transmission system driven by a central drive unit, especially in aircraft30US 6,200,223 B1DaimlerChrysler Aerospace Airbus GbmH · 2001
- Flexible coupling including a flexible diaphragm element contoured with its thinnest thickness near the center thereof27US 5,158,504 ALucas Aerospace Power Transmission Corp. · 1992