F16D 43/06
With centrifugal masses actuating axially a movable pressure ring or the like
Official title: with centrifugal masses actuating axially a movable pressure ring or the like
F16D43/06 (With centrifugal masses actuating axially a movable pressure ring or the like) appears on 202 US grants and 173 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16D- Granted patents
- 202
- Published applications
- 173
- Assignees
- 89
- Inventors
- 279
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
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| 2026 | 3 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Power transmission apparatus14 Jul 2026US 12,680,581 B2Kabushiki Kaisha F.C.C.
- Driven clutch for continuously variable transmission28 Apr 2026US 12,612,956 B2Polaris Industries Inc.
- Easy engine starting system17 Mar 2026US 12,577,929 B2Oppama Industry Co., Ltd.
- Transmission system for a hybrid drive unit11 Nov 2025US 12,466,251 B2Customachinery Inc.
- Electric vehicle with powertrain having reverse-acting centrifugal clutch4 Nov 2025US 12,459,352 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Driven clutch for continuously variable transmission20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243331 A1Polaris Industries Inc.
- Boat propulsion device and boat12 Mar 2026US 2026/0070641 A1Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
- Power transmission apparatus4 Dec 2025US 2025/0369489 A1Kabushiki Kaisha F.C.C.
- Power transmission apparatus13 Nov 2025US 2025/0347326 A1Kabushiki Kaisha F.C.C.
- Clutch apparatus23 Oct 2025US 2025/0327492 A1Kabushiki Kaisha F.C.C.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Torsional damper having variable bypass clutch with centrifugal release mechanism328US 6,854,580 B2BorgWarner Inc. · 2005
- Centrifugal clutch and cover mount assembly therefor123US 7,140,480 B2Drussel Wilfley Design, LLC · 2006
- Clutch with a centrifugally applied ball ramp actuator68US 5,441,137 AEaton Corporation · 1995
- Manual/automatic pressure control mechanism for centrifugal clutch53US 7,014,026 B2Drussel Wilfley Design, LLC · 2006
- Centrifugal friction mechanism35US 4,111,291 AHorstman Manufacturing Co., Inc. · 1978