F16D 7/00
Slip couplings
Official title: Slip couplings, e.g. slipping on overload, for absorbing shock (combined with yielding shaft couplings F16D3/14; fluid slip couplings F16D31/00 - F16D35/00)
F16D7/00 (Slip couplings) appears on 1,348 US grants and 1,175 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16D- Granted patents
- 1,348
- Published applications
- 1,175
- Assignees
- 736
- Inventors
- 2,498
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 22 | 0 |
| 1977 | 15 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 18 | 0 |
| 1982 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 18 | 0 |
| 1986 | 15 | 0 |
| 1987 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 22 | 0 |
| 1990 | 17 | 0 |
| 1991 | 29 | 0 |
| 1992 | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | 19 | 0 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26 | 13 |
| 2002 | 22 | 25 |
| 2003 | 14 | 27 |
| 2004 | 24 | 21 |
| 2005 | 10 | 33 |
| 2006 | 20 | 42 |
| 2007 | 19 | 30 |
| 2008 | 22 | 41 |
| 2009 | 28 | 39 |
| 2010 | 25 | 48 |
| 2011 | 31 | 39 |
| 2012 | 38 | 35 |
| 2013 | 42 | 53 |
| 2014 | 48 | 55 |
| 2015 | 52 | 59 |
| 2016 | 39 | 55 |
| 2017 | 45 | 57 |
| 2018 | 50 | 71 |
| 2019 | 57 | 70 |
| 2020 | 67 | 63 |
| 2021 | 54 | 72 |
| 2022 | 53 | 36 |
| 2023 | 64 | 66 |
| 2024 | 48 | 42 |
| 2025 | 46 | 44 |
| 2026 | 25 | 39 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F16D 7/02Slip couplings: of the friction type736
- F16D 7/04Slip couplings: of the ratchet type568
- F16D 7/005The torque being transmitted and limited by rolling friction37
- F16D 7/002The torque being transmitted and limited by yielding of an elastomeric race30
- F16D 7/007The torque being transmitted and limited by rolling surfaces skidding20
Recent patents
- Torque limiter, transmission system, and method for assembling said torque limiter29 Sep 2026US 12,747,761 B2Nanjing Valeo Clutch Co., Ltd.
- Torque limiter29 Sep 2026US 12,747,762 B2Exedy Corporation
- Mating powder metal gear to shaft29 Sep 2026US 12,747,781 B1Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- Detection of corn head row unit slip clutch disengagement using perception system15 Sep 2026US 12,738,069 B2Deere & Company
- Device for mechanical overload protection and production process for same8 Sep 2026US 12,728,492 B2Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
- Folding wing arrangement with axial-flux motor1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296630 A1Airbus Operations GmbH
- Clutch with radial spring24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287025 A1Boston Dynamics, Inc.
- Low Offset Drive Motor Assembly for a Pool Cover17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275740 A1North Star Technology Limited
- Compensator assembly for vehicle drive system3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258844 A1Harley-Davidson Motor Company
- Drive Unit for a Vehicle20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243311 A1ZF Friedrichshafen AG
Most cited
By later US patents
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- Atherectomy system with a guide wire1,158US 4,979,939 ASurgical Systems & Instruments, Inc. · 1990
- Atherectomy system and method of using the same1,082US 4,883,458 ASurgical Systems & Instruments, Inc. · 1989
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