F16D 48/00
External control of clutches
F16D48/00 (External control of clutches) appears on 3,503 US grants and 2,964 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16D- Granted patents
- 3,503
- Published applications
- 2,964
- Assignees
- 714
- Inventors
- 5,495
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 21 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 56 | 0 |
| 2001 | 46 | 23 |
| 2002 | 66 | 59 |
| 2003 | 63 | 58 |
| 2004 | 57 | 85 |
| 2005 | 53 | 100 |
| 2006 | 78 | 103 |
| 2007 | 79 | 77 |
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| 2009 | 49 | 162 |
| 2010 | 65 | 126 |
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| 2021 | 139 | 124 |
| 2022 | 141 | 98 |
| 2023 | 100 | 88 |
| 2024 | 96 | 74 |
| 2025 | 63 | 39 |
| 2026 | 32 | 42 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Actuator assembly for use with a clutch22 Sep 2026US 12,742,481 B2Means Industries, Inc.
- Rear wheel drive clutch control system of work vehicle15 Sep 2026US 12,734,879 B2Deere & Company
- Resettable mechanical disconnect15 Sep 2026US 12,736,094 B2Honeywell Aerospace US LLC
- Position detection unit, clutch actuator with a position detection unit, and vehicle clutch with a position detection unit1 Sep 2026US 12,723,629 B2KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
- Control strategies to reduce NVH during operation of vehicle axle disconnect devices25 Aug 2026US 12,715,287 B1Fca US LLC
- Inline drive assembly for four-wheel drive vehicle24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285148 A1The Hilliard Corporation
- Multi-speed power tool with electronic clutch17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273715 A1Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Control apparatus for vehicle17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276044 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Clutch control device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276045 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Hydraulic system, hybrid transmission, and vehicle10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266342 A1Chery Automobile Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hydraulic circuit for automatic transmission1,004US 9,488,197 B2Hyundai Motor Company · 2016
- Dynamic clutch control885US 6,799,669 B2Siemens VDO Automotive Corporation · 2004
- Mobile fracturing pump transport for hydraulic fracturing of subsurface geological formations265US 10,378,326 B2Typhon Technology Solutions, LLC · 2019
- Hybrid drive apparatus for vehicle148US 6,018,198 AAisin Aw Co., Ltd. · 2000
- Belt type continuous reduction gear mechanism147US 4,560,369 AHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1985