F16D 7/025
With flat clutching surfaces
Official title: {with flat clutching surfaces, e.g. discs}
F16D7/025 (With flat clutching surfaces) appears on 332 US grants and 334 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16D- Granted patents
- 332
- Published applications
- 334
- Assignees
- 222
- Inventors
- 677
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 5 |
| 2002 | 4 | 7 |
| 2003 | 5 | 10 |
| 2004 | 4 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 11 |
| 2006 | 2 | 8 |
| 2007 | 11 | 2 |
| 2008 | 6 | 9 |
| 2009 | 8 | 9 |
| 2010 | 7 | 11 |
| 2011 | 9 | 12 |
| 2012 | 4 | 17 |
| 2013 | 15 | 13 |
| 2014 | 16 | 9 |
| 2015 | 10 | 14 |
| 2016 | 6 | 21 |
| 2017 | 11 | 14 |
| 2018 | 13 | 13 |
| 2019 | 12 | 19 |
| 2020 | 17 | 18 |
| 2021 | 14 | 26 |
| 2022 | 17 | 9 |
| 2023 | 19 | 25 |
| 2024 | 14 | 12 |
| 2025 | 18 | 14 |
| 2026 | 8 | 23 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
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
- Torque limiting flex plate assembly30 Jun 2026US 12,669,152 B2Fca US LLC
- Clutch with radial spring23 Jun 2026US 12,663,046 B2Boston Dynamics, Inc.
- Wire spool clutch16 Jun 2026US 12,654,249 B2Lincoln Global.Inc.
- 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
- Overload clutch with a rotation axis20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243312 A1Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- Torque limiter and power transmission device13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235169 A1Exedy Corporation
- Power transmission device30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218756 A1Exedy Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Clutch assembly for use with a circular saw57US 6,295,910 B1S-B Power Tool Company · 2001
- Impact absorption mechanism for power tools52US 5,607,023 AMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation · 1997
- Clutch mechanism for reciprocating saws44US 5,566,458 AMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation · 1996
- Torque transmission control device41US 5,180,042 AMighty Engineering Inc. · 1993
- Control clutch with interacting viscous control unit and frictional clutch unit36US 4,662,499 AUni-Cardan Aktiengesellschaft · 1987