F16D 65/38
Slack adjusters
F16D65/38 (Slack adjusters) appears on 1,609 US grants and 880 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16D- Granted patents
- 1,609
- Published applications
- 880
- Assignees
- 489
- Inventors
- 2,090
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 65 | 0 |
| 1977 | 51 | 0 |
| 1978 | 36 | 0 |
| 1979 | 28 | 0 |
| 1980 | 29 | 0 |
| 1981 | 41 | 0 |
| 1982 | 32 | 0 |
| 1983 | 44 | 0 |
| 1984 | 36 | 0 |
| 1985 | 57 | 0 |
| 1986 | 46 | 0 |
| 1987 | 44 | 0 |
| 1988 | 33 | 0 |
| 1989 | 44 | 0 |
| 1990 | 19 | 0 |
| 1991 | 34 | 0 |
| 1992 | 23 | 0 |
| 1993 | 25 | 0 |
| 1994 | 22 | 0 |
| 1995 | 22 | 0 |
| 1996 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 |
| 1999 | 27 | 0 |
| 2000 | 30 | 0 |
| 2001 | 43 | 13 |
| 2002 | 48 | 25 |
| 2003 | 28 | 24 |
| 2004 | 24 | 40 |
| 2005 | 19 | 38 |
| 2006 | 26 | 28 |
| 2007 | 18 | 34 |
| 2008 | 14 | 23 |
| 2009 | 19 | 28 |
| 2010 | 17 | 29 |
| 2011 | 15 | 33 |
| 2012 | 30 | 24 |
| 2013 | 22 | 29 |
| 2014 | 43 | 32 |
| 2015 | 25 | 42 |
| 2016 | 40 | 46 |
| 2017 | 33 | 38 |
| 2018 | 29 | 42 |
| 2019 | 42 | 54 |
| 2020 | 43 | 34 |
| 2021 | 36 | 50 |
| 2022 | 40 | 49 |
| 2023 | 30 | 34 |
| 2024 | 36 | 34 |
| 2025 | 25 | 29 |
| 2026 | 22 | 28 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Electronic brake monitoring system and method103US 4,937,554 APACCAR Inc · 1990
- Brake apparatus for a motor driven saw blade97US 4,145,940 A1979
- Electric actuators92US 4,546,298 AWestinghouse Brake & Signal Co. Ltd. · 1985
- Cable feed for a mechanical ball bearing disc brake88US 6,520,297 B1Avid, L.L.C. · 2003
- Electronic braking system with brake wear measurement and running clearance adjustment74US 6,003,640 AThe B. F. Goodrich Company · 1999