F16G
Belts, cables, or ropes, predominantly used for driving purposes
Official title: Belts, cables, or ropes, predominantly used for driving purposes; chains; fittings predominantly used therefor
F16G (Belts, cables, or ropes, predominantly used for driving purposes) appears on 6,799 US grants and 4,763 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16G- Granted patents
- 6,799
- Published applications
- 4,763
- Assignees
- 2,338
- Inventors
- 8,872
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 109 | 0 |
| 1977 | 120 | 0 |
| 1978 | 116 | 0 |
| 1979 | 50 | 0 |
| 1980 | 75 | 0 |
| 1981 | 93 | 0 |
| 1982 | 80 | 0 |
| 1983 | 82 | 0 |
| 1984 | 100 | 0 |
| 1985 | 138 | 0 |
| 1986 | 120 | 0 |
| 1987 | 172 | 0 |
| 1988 | 126 | 0 |
| 1989 | 152 | 0 |
| 1990 | 126 | 0 |
| 1991 | 120 | 0 |
| 1992 | 112 | 0 |
| 1993 | 141 | 0 |
| 1994 | 119 | 0 |
| 1995 | 134 | 0 |
| 1996 | 98 | 0 |
| 1997 | 112 | 0 |
| 1998 | 131 | 0 |
| 1999 | 123 | 0 |
| 2000 | 129 | 0 |
| 2001 | 128 | 57 |
| 2002 | 161 | 164 |
| 2003 | 139 | 145 |
| 2004 | 117 | 173 |
| 2005 | 112 | 172 |
| 2006 | 111 | 158 |
| 2007 | 107 | 190 |
| 2008 | 91 | 190 |
| 2009 | 78 | 167 |
| 2010 | 125 | 198 |
| 2011 | 129 | 179 |
| 2012 | 119 | 170 |
| 2013 | 139 | 180 |
| 2014 | 146 | 182 |
| 2015 | 184 | 215 |
| 2016 | 188 | 193 |
| 2017 | 165 | 208 |
| 2018 | 172 | 260 |
| 2019 | 213 | 276 |
| 2020 | 226 | 253 |
| 2021 | 199 | 232 |
| 2022 | 220 | 193 |
| 2023 | 176 | 194 |
| 2024 | 217 | 194 |
| 2025 | 165 | 127 |
| 2026 | 94 | 93 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- F16G 11/00Means for fastening cables or ropes to one another or to other2,392
- F16G 13/00Chains1,670
- F16G 5/00V-belts, i.e. belts of tapered cross-section1,273
- F16G 1/00Driving-belts912
- F16G 15/00Chain couplings, shackles640
- F16G 3/00Belt fastenings599
- F16G 17/00Hooks as integral parts of chains42
- F16G 7/00V-belt fastenings34
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