F16D 55/00

Brakes with substantially-radial braking surfaces pressed together in axial direction

Official title: Brakes with substantially-radial braking surfaces pressed together in axial direction, e.g. disc brakes (similar clutches F16D13/38)

F16D55/00 (Brakes with substantially-radial braking surfaces pressed together in axial direction) appears on 4,534 US grants and 3,671 published applications in this corpus.

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Granted patents: 4,534
Published applications: 3,671
Assignees: 1,206
Inventors: 6,745
Latest grant: 6 Oct 2026

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F16D 55/00: granted patents and published applications per publication year
Year	Granted patents	Published applications
1976	97	0
1977	84	0
1978	77	0
1979	47	0
1980	68	0
1981	62	0
1982	71	0
1983	52	0
1984	74	0
1985	68	0
1986	90	0
1987	63	0
1988	60	0
1989	65	0
1990	39	0
1991	55	0
1992	56	0
1993	67	0
1994	51	0
1995	55	0
1996	73	0
1997	50	0
1998	58	0
1999	81	0
2000	89	0
2001	105	28
2002	95	55
2003	71	54
2004	39	90
2005	41	78
2006	45	89
2007	45	70
2008	52	91
2009	37	69
2010	39	69
2011	55	65
2012	50	64
2013	54	121
2014	79	130
2015	117	176
2016	152	185
2017	151	213
2018	191	252
2019	203	255
2020	208	258
2021	211	222
2022	177	234
2023	185	239
2024	177	214
2025	176	192
2026	127	158

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Brakes with substantially-radial braking surfaces pressed together in axial direction

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