F16D 55/04
By moving discs or pads away from one another against radial walls
Official title: by moving discs or pads away from one another against radial walls of drums or cylinders
F16D55/04 (By moving discs or pads away from one another against radial walls) appears on 140 US grants and 74 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16D- Granted patents
- 140
- Published applications
- 74
- Assignees
- 90
- Inventors
- 208
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
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| 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2015 | 3 | 9 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 7 | 5 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 5 | 9 |
| 2020 | 5 | 7 |
| 2021 | 5 | 2 |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 |
| 2026 | 5 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Vacuum-compatible clamping and/or braking device10 Feb 2026US 12,544,880 B2HEMA Maschinen- und Apparateschutz GmbH
- Pneumatic clamping and/or braking device3 Feb 2026US 12,539,580 B2HEMA Maschinen- und Apparateschutz GmbH
- Brake for motor27 Jan 2026US 12,535,110 B2Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.
- Braking system of a motor vehicle electrically driven by an electric machine16 Jul 2026US 2026/0201931 A1Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- Method for electronic air gap control of a motor vehicle wheel brake and electronic motor vehicle braking system for same11 Jun 2026US 2026/0159056 A1Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
- Pneumatic clamping and/or braking device14 May 2026US 2026/0131427 A1HEMA Maschinen- und Apparateschutz GmbH
- System for Controlled Descent of a Lift2 Oct 2025US 2025/0304413 A1
- Vacuum-compatible clamping and/or braking device21 Aug 2025US 2025/0262723 A1HEMA Maschinen- und Apparateschutz GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electromagnetically released spring applied friction brake with torque booster26US 4,280,073 AFacet Enterprises, Inc. · 1981
- Self-energizing disc brakes20US 5,012,901 ALucas Industries public limited company · 1991
- Spreading disc brake and cam actuator therefor18US 3,952,843 AGirling Limited · 1976
- Self-energizing disc brakes18US 4,653,614 ALucas Industries public limited company · 1987
- Liquid-immersed disc brake18US 5,355,978 ALucas Industries public limited company · 1994