F16D 7/042
With at least one part moving axially between engagement and disengagement
Official title: {with at least one part moving axially between engagement and disengagement (F16D7/08 takes precedence)}
F16D7/042 (With at least one part moving axially between engagement and disengagement) appears on 213 US grants and 199 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16D- Granted patents
- 213
- Published applications
- 199
- Assignees
- 162
- Inventors
- 423
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 3 |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 4 | 3 |
| 2004 | 6 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 | 6 |
| 2007 | 1 | 9 |
| 2008 | 3 | 7 |
| 2009 | 4 | 11 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4 | 5 |
| 2012 | 6 | 5 |
| 2013 | 8 | 6 |
| 2014 | 6 | 7 |
| 2015 | 8 | 9 |
| 2016 | 8 | 9 |
| 2017 | 11 | 12 |
| 2018 | 7 | 20 |
| 2019 | 14 | 10 |
| 2020 | 18 | 10 |
| 2021 | 12 | 7 |
| 2022 | 7 | 9 |
| 2023 | 10 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 12 |
| 2025 | 11 | 10 |
| 2026 | 4 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Torque-limiting spindle11 Aug 2026US 12,704,155 B2Schlage Lock Company LLC
- Thrust ring frictional damper21 Apr 2026US 12,607,233 B2Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Auto-engageable coupling for preventing transmission of reverse rotation to ESP motors17 Feb 2026US 12,553,320 B2Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
- Knob configured for torque control27 Jan 2026US 12,535,845 B2Orthosoft Ulc
- Overload clutch with joint torque and disengagement sensing25 Nov 2025US 12,480,550 B2Universiteit Gent
- Compensator assembly for vehicle drive system3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258844 A1Harley-Davidson Motor Company
- Freewheel device for an electric drive of a vehicle, and electric drive for the vehicle2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185569 A1Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- Axle drive for a vehicle18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166976 A1ZF Friedrichshafen AG
- Auto-engageable coupling for preventing transmission of reverse rotation to esp motors26 Feb 2026US 2026/0055688 A1Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
- Shaft and image forming apparatus12 Feb 2026US 2026/0042627 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Torque limiting device74US 3,942,337 AIndustrial Analytics Inc. · 1976
- Electric actuator for drive apparatus54US 9,114,798 B1Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership · 2015
- Meter handle mechanism53US 4,880,406 ADuncan Industries Parking Control Systems Corp. · 1989
- Torque limiting device52US 4,062,203 AIndustrial Analytics Inc. · 1977
- Shifter mechanism39US 3,934,688 AThe Black and Decker Manufacturing Company · 1976