F16D 65/40
Mechanical
Official title: mechanical
F16D65/40 (Mechanical) appears on 1,484 US grants and 778 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16D- Granted patents
- 1,484
- Published applications
- 778
- Assignees
- 450
- Inventors
- 1,882
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 59 | 0 |
| 1977 | 49 | 0 |
| 1978 | 36 | 0 |
| 1979 | 26 | 0 |
| 1980 | 28 | 0 |
| 1981 | 36 | 0 |
| 1982 | 29 | 0 |
| 1983 | 43 | 0 |
| 1984 | 34 | 0 |
| 1985 | 55 | 0 |
| 1986 | 43 | 0 |
| 1987 | 43 | 0 |
| 1988 | 31 | 0 |
| 1989 | 41 | 0 |
| 1990 | 16 | 0 |
| 1991 | 33 | 0 |
| 1992 | 21 | 0 |
| 1993 | 25 | 0 |
| 1994 | 19 | 0 |
| 1995 | 22 | 0 |
| 1996 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 |
| 1999 | 24 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29 | 0 |
| 2001 | 34 | 13 |
| 2002 | 45 | 25 |
| 2003 | 27 | 23 |
| 2004 | 23 | 39 |
| 2005 | 17 | 32 |
| 2006 | 23 | 24 |
| 2007 | 17 | 29 |
| 2008 | 13 | 20 |
| 2009 | 18 | 23 |
| 2010 | 16 | 24 |
| 2011 | 14 | 30 |
| 2012 | 25 | 23 |
| 2013 | 19 | 25 |
| 2014 | 39 | 28 |
| 2015 | 24 | 37 |
| 2016 | 37 | 45 |
| 2017 | 30 | 36 |
| 2018 | 28 | 37 |
| 2019 | 41 | 47 |
| 2020 | 39 | 31 |
| 2021 | 33 | 45 |
| 2022 | 34 | 40 |
| 2023 | 26 | 30 |
| 2024 | 28 | 30 |
| 2025 | 23 | 22 |
| 2026 | 18 | 20 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Drum brake6 Oct 2026US 12,753,808 B2KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
- Hydraulic brake with travel adjustment mechanism6 Oct 2026US 12,753,817 B2Cixi Energy Refined Fishing Co., Ltd.
- Brake assembly and method for controlling a brake assembly15 Sep 2026US 12,736,097 B2KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
- Brake lining arrangement for a vehicle disc brake8 Sep 2026US 12,729,728 B2ZF Active Safety GmbH
- Positioning assembly and brake piston assembly8 Sep 2026US 12,729,735 B2Dana Italia S.R.L.
- System and method for online brake pad contact estimation10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266346 A1Hl Mando Corporation
- Braking assembly for a work vehicle20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241908 A1
- Electric brake apparatus20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241911 A1Astemo, Ltd.
- Mechanical control actuator for an aircraft20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242055 A1
- Control system for electromechanical brake6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226952 A1ZF Active Safety US Inc.
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