F16D 59/00
Self-acting brakes
Official title: Self-acting brakes, e.g. coming into operation at a predetermined speed
F16D59/00 (Self-acting brakes) appears on 782 US grants and 401 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16D- Granted patents
- 782
- Published applications
- 401
- Assignees
- 453
- Inventors
- 1,296
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 18 | 0 |
| 1977 | 22 | 0 |
| 1978 | 19 | 0 |
| 1979 | 14 | 0 |
| 1980 | 13 | 0 |
| 1981 | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 15 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 15 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 22 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 24 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 32 | 0 |
| 2000 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 2 |
| 2002 | 10 | 6 |
| 2003 | 9 | 3 |
| 2004 | 7 | 8 |
| 2005 | 4 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3 | 8 |
| 2014 | 4 | 14 |
| 2015 | 12 | 12 |
| 2016 | 10 | 17 |
| 2017 | 16 | 25 |
| 2018 | 19 | 27 |
| 2019 | 23 | 40 |
| 2020 | 31 | 43 |
| 2021 | 27 | 37 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 |
| 2023 | 39 | 38 |
| 2024 | 30 | 29 |
| 2025 | 30 | 24 |
| 2026 | 16 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Hydraulic machine comprising a stack of discs acted on by a push rod11 Aug 2026US 12,704,160 B2Poclain Hydraulics Industrie
- No-back brake for a flight control actuation system and method16 Jun 2026US 12,654,845 B2The Boeing Company
- Braking assembly for a work vehicle20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241908 A1
- Mechanical control actuator for an aircraft20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242055 A1
- Magnetic Braking and Speed Control System for Walker30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218762 A1
- Electromagnetic brake or clutch18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168546 A1Kendrion (Villingen) GmbH
- Cart-borne ultrasonic imaging system with improved locking device7 May 2026US 2026/0123914 A1Esaote S.p.A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Actuator for the release of an automatic emergency brake of a hand-operated powered tool128US 4,573,556 AAktiebolaget Electrolux · 1986
- Chain saw braking mechanism127US 4,152,833 ACrow, Lytle, Gilwee, Donoghue, Adler and Weineger · 1979
- Motorized rotary joint and method of constructing a modular robot utilizing same120US 5,293,107 AFANUC Robotics North America, Inc. · 1994
- Engine braking system103US 5,086,890 ABriggs & Stratton Corporation · 1992
- Motor-driven chain saw82US 4,680,862 AAndreas Stihl AG & CO.KG · 1987