F16D 48/06
Control by electric or electronic means
Official title: Control by electric or electronic means, e.g. of fluid pressure
F16D48/06 (Control by electric or electronic means) appears on 2,561 US grants and 2,205 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16D- Granted patents
- 2,561
- Published applications
- 2,205
- Assignees
- 542
- Inventors
- 4,168
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2004 | 45 | 61 |
| 2005 | 38 | 70 |
| 2006 | 49 | 65 |
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| 2009 | 31 | 102 |
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| 2019 | 148 | 103 |
| 2020 | 136 | 128 |
| 2021 | 118 | 101 |
| 2022 | 114 | 79 |
| 2023 | 77 | 67 |
| 2024 | 75 | 50 |
| 2025 | 48 | 31 |
| 2026 | 26 | 37 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F16D 48/066Control of fluid pressure859
- F16D 48/064Control of electrically or electromagnetically actuated clutches435
- F16D 48/08Regulating clutch take-up on starting209
- F16D 48/062Of a clutch system with a plurality of fluid actuated clutches200
- F16D 48/068Using signals from a manually actuated gearshift linkage129
- F16D 48/10Preventing unintentional or unsafe engagement53
Recent patents
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- 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.
- Clutch control device10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266343 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- Controlled power clutch139US 4,081,065 A1978
- Fluid drive transmission employing lockup clutch129US 4,526,255 AJ. I. Case Company · 1985