F16D 35/02
Fluid clutches in which the clutching is predominantly obtained by fluid adhesion
Official title: with rotary working chambers and rotary reservoirs, e.g. in one coupling part
F16D35/02 (Fluid clutches in which the clutching is predominantly obtained by fluid adhesion) appears on 433 US grants and 160 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16D- Granted patents
- 433
- Published applications
- 160
- Assignees
- 95
- Inventors
- 362
- Latest grant
- 9 Sep 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 3 |
| 2002 | 7 | 6 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 |
| 2004 | 8 | 6 |
| 2005 | 3 | 6 |
| 2006 | 3 | 10 |
| 2007 | 4 | 6 |
| 2008 | 6 | 9 |
| 2009 | 7 | 6 |
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| 2011 | 10 | 4 |
| 2012 | 4 | 6 |
| 2013 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | 9 | 5 |
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| 2017 | 9 | 7 |
| 2018 | 3 | 9 |
| 2019 | 4 | 13 |
| 2020 | 21 | 5 |
| 2021 | 6 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Valve control system for viscous friction clutch16 Jan 2024US 11,873,868 B2Horton, Inc.
- Controller of fan coupling device25 Apr 2023US 11,635,085 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Clutch assembly and integrated ARB/guard25 Apr 2023US 11,635,113 B2Horton, Inc.
- Resilient dust cover for fan clutch assembly30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218760 A1Volvo Truck Corporation
- 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
- System and method for control of reversal events using magnetorheological fluid2 Oct 2025US 2025/0305555 A1Exonetik Inc.
- Viscous clutch with front-mounted electromagnetic coil, modular valve and front hub subassemblies for a viscous clutch, and method of making12 Jun 2025US 2025/0188999 A1Horton, Inc.
- Valve Control System for Viscous Friction Clutch6 Jul 2023US 2023/0213072 A1Horton, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automatic control valves579US 4,176,630 ADynair Limited · 1979
- Fluid coupling device having improved response time49US 4,281,750 AEaton Corporation · 1981
- Magnetically actuated viscous fluid coupling46US 4,056,178 AEaton Corporation · 1977
- Fan drive hydraulic coupling43US 3,964,582 AWallace Murray Corporation · 1976
- Viscous driven overrunning clutch42US 4,046,239 AEaton Corporation · 1977