F16G 5/00
V-belts, i.e. belts of tapered cross-section
F16G5/00 (V-belts, i.e. belts of tapered cross-section) appears on 1,273 US grants and 854 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16G- Granted patents
- 1,273
- Published applications
- 854
- Assignees
- 224
- Inventors
- 1,465
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 16 | 0 |
| 1977 | 22 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 23 | 0 |
| 1982 | 16 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 23 | 0 |
| 1985 | 51 | 0 |
| 1986 | 32 | 0 |
| 1987 | 52 | 0 |
| 1988 | 36 | 0 |
| 1989 | 31 | 0 |
| 1990 | 39 | 0 |
| 1991 | 24 | 0 |
| 1992 | 23 | 0 |
| 1993 | 25 | 0 |
| 1994 | 19 | 0 |
| 1995 | 22 | 0 |
| 1996 | 20 | 0 |
| 1997 | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | 21 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 22 | 0 |
| 2001 | 22 | 26 |
| 2002 | 42 | 52 |
| 2003 | 45 | 42 |
| 2004 | 38 | 46 |
| 2005 | 30 | 37 |
| 2006 | 27 | 25 |
| 2007 | 24 | 53 |
| 2008 | 12 | 37 |
| 2009 | 3 | 38 |
| 2010 | 28 | 49 |
| 2011 | 38 | 32 |
| 2012 | 30 | 29 |
| 2013 | 20 | 19 |
| 2014 | 27 | 36 |
| 2015 | 29 | 38 |
| 2016 | 35 | 30 |
| 2017 | 27 | 32 |
| 2018 | 26 | 47 |
| 2019 | 27 | 52 |
| 2020 | 35 | 36 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 |
| 2022 | 32 | 29 |
| 2023 | 21 | 16 |
| 2024 | 24 | 10 |
| 2025 | 19 | 10 |
| 2026 | 6 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Helical belt assembly, method of use, and kit therefore1 Sep 2026US 12,723,638 B2GreCal, LLC.
- Sustainable rubber compound for power transmission belt18 Aug 2026US 12,709,676 B2
- Drive belt23 Jun 2026US 12,663,056 B2Arntz Beteiligungs GmbH & Co.KG
- Desulfurized rubber, rubber composition, rubber composition for tire, tire, hose, belt, crawler2 Jun 2026US 12,643,960 B2Bridgestone Corporation
- Raw edge cogged V-belt, method for using same, and belt transmission mechanism12 May 2026US 12,624,744 B2Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
- Multi-layer reinforced belt6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226960 A1The Gates Corporation
- Power transmission belts with aligned reinforcement elements9 Apr 2026US 2026/0098571 A1The Gates Corporation
- Drive belt wth conducting elements12 Feb 2026US 2026/0043455 A1ContiTech Deutschland GmbH
- Joined V-Belt and Manufacturing Method Therefor29 Jan 2026US 2026/0029037 A1Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
- Compliant mechanism actuated belt-based continuously variable transmission29 Jan 2026US 2026/0029041 A1Transcend Mechanics LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electrically conductive power transmission belt314US 9,829,066 B2The Gates Corporation · 2017
- Ethylene-alpha-olefin belting82US 5,610,217 AThe Gates Corporation · 1997
- Endless power transmission belt58US 3,981,206 ADayco Corporation · 1976
- Detachable link chain58US 4,473,365 A1984
- Endless belt with trapezoidal section constituted by supporting members55US 3,949,621 AVaritrac AG · 1976