F16D 48/064
Control of electrically or electromagnetically actuated clutches
Official title: {Control of electrically or electromagnetically actuated clutches (F16D48/062, F16D48/068 take precedence)}
F16D48/064 (Control of electrically or electromagnetically actuated clutches) appears on 435 US grants and 307 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16D- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Assignees
- 188
- Inventors
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- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 16 | 13 |
| 2025 | 12 | 6 |
| 2026 | 3 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Actuator assembly for use with a clutch22 Sep 2026US 12,742,481 B2Means Industries, Inc.
- Driveline component with a selective connection assembly21 Apr 2026US 12,607,234 B2GKN Automotive AG
- Velocity-based control methods for a rotary disconnect system10 Mar 2026US 12,571,435 B2HUSCO Automotive Holdings LLC
- Clutch control apparatus9 Dec 2025US 12,494,723 B2Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Clutch system14 Oct 2025US 12,442,422 B2GKN Automotive AG
- Clutch control device20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243315 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Actuator assembly for use with a clutch30 Apr 2026US 2026/0117828 A1Means Industries, Inc.
- Electric friction engagement device, method for detecting touch point therefor, and method for detecting abnormality thereof8 Jan 2026US 2026/0009431 A1Nsk Ltd.
- Suspension enhancing hub and rear derailleur assembly11 Dec 2025US 2025/0377027 A1Fox Factory, Inc.
- Driveline component with a selective connection assembly30 Oct 2025US 2025/0334154 A1GKN Automotive AG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Controlled power clutch139US 4,081,065 A1978
- Actuator for the frictional engaging device121US 4,895,236 AAisin-Warner Kabushiki Kaisha · 1990
- Torque transfer device having an electric motor/brake actuator and friction clutch95US 6,808,053 B2New Venture Gear, Inc. · 2004
- Method and apparatus for determining the position of an armature in an electromagnetic actuator83US 5,481,187 ACaterpillar Inc. · 1996
- Method and apparatus for determining the position of an armature in an electromagnetic actuator by measuring the driving voltage frequency77US 5,600,237 ACaterpillar Inc. · 1997