F16H
Gearing
F16H (Gearing) appears on 67,081 US grants and 55,242 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16H- Granted patents
- 67,081
- Published applications
- 55,242
- Assignees
- 10,560
- Inventors
- 75,297
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 532 | 0 |
| 1977 | 477 | 0 |
| 1978 | 439 | 0 |
| 1979 | 313 | 0 |
| 1980 | 433 | 0 |
| 1981 | 520 | 0 |
| 1982 | 421 | 0 |
| 1983 | 386 | 0 |
| 1984 | 580 | 0 |
| 1985 | 690 | 0 |
| 1986 | 736 | 0 |
| 1987 | 878 | 0 |
| 1988 | 837 | 0 |
| 1989 | 981 | 0 |
| 1990 | 899 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1020 | 0 |
| 1992 | 956 | 0 |
| 1993 | 837 | 0 |
| 1994 | 757 | 0 |
| 1995 | 790 | 0 |
| 1996 | 885 | 0 |
| 1997 | 880 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1079 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1227 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1263 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1169 | 471 |
| 2002 | 1317 | 1293 |
| 2003 | 1313 | 1393 |
| 2004 | 1218 | 1734 |
| 2005 | 1029 | 1749 |
| 2006 | 1213 | 1644 |
| 2007 | 1148 | 1782 |
| 2008 | 1016 | 2119 |
| 2009 | 1059 | 2114 |
| 2010 | 1346 | 1994 |
| 2011 | 1505 | 1916 |
| 2012 | 1822 | 1844 |
| 2013 | 2012 | 2206 |
| 2014 | 2095 | 2472 |
| 2015 | 2347 | 2921 |
| 2016 | 2270 | 3106 |
| 2017 | 2633 | 3304 |
| 2018 | 2593 | 3455 |
| 2019 | 3199 | 3333 |
| 2020 | 3212 | 3080 |
| 2021 | 2780 | 2559 |
| 2022 | 2512 | 2242 |
| 2023 | 2266 | 1886 |
| 2024 | 2173 | 1872 |
| 2025 | 1905 | 1567 |
| 2026 | 1113 | 1186 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- F16H 61/00Control functions within control units of change-speed- or reversing-gearings for conveying rotary18,930
- F16H 57/00General details of gearing12,499
- F16H 59/00Control inputs to control units of change-speed- or reversing-gearings for conveying rotary9,844
- F16H 3/00Toothed gearings for conveying rotary motion with variable gear ratio or for9,808
- F16H 2200/00Transmissions for multiple ratiosIndexing code7,184
- F16H 63/00Control outputs from the control unit to change-speed- or reversing-gearings for conveying6,600
- F16H 1/00Toothed gearings for conveying rotary motion6,330
- F16H 37/00Combinations of mechanical gearings, not provided for in groups f16h1/00 - f16h35/005,879
All 47 main groupsShow fewer
- F16H 55/00Elements with teeth or friction surfaces for conveying motion5,121
- F16H 25/00Gearings comprising primarily only cams, cam-followers and screw-and-nut mechanisms5,068
- F16H 7/00Gearings for conveying rotary motion by endless flexible members3,776
- F16H 48/00Differential gearings3,723
- F16H 19/00Gearings comprising essentially only toothed gears or friction members and not capable2,049
- F16H 45/00Combinations of fluid gearings for conveying rotary motion with couplings or clutches1,984
- F16H 47/00Combinations of mechanical gearing with fluid clutches or fluid gearing1,527
- F16H 15/00Gearings for conveying rotary motion with variable gear ratio, or for reversing1,336
- F16H 21/00Gearings comprising primarily only links or levers, with or without slides1,325
- F16H 9/00Gearings for conveying rotary motion with variable gear ratio, or for reversing1,128
- F16H 35/00Gearings or mechanisms with other special functional features1,077
- F16H 41/00Rotary fluid gearing of the hydrokinetic type1,075
- F16H 2306/00ShiftingIndexing code1,046
- F16H 2312/00Driving activitiesIndexing code923
- F16H 49/00Gearing: other gearings824
- F16H 39/00Rotary fluid gearing using pumps and motors of the volumetric type, i.e.728
- F16H 53/00Cams or cam-followers607
- F16H 13/00Gearing for conveying rotary motion with constant gear ratio by friction between392
- F16H 29/00Gearings for conveying rotary motion with intermittently-driving members272
- F16H 2342/00CalibratingIndexing code269
- F16H 31/00Gearing: other gearings with freewheeling members or other intermittently driving members245
- F16H 27/00Step-by-step mechanisms without freewheel members222
- F16H 33/00Gearings based on repeated accumulation and delivery of energy199
- F16H 2702/00Combinations of two or more transmissionsIndexing code177
- F16H 2302/00Determining the way or trajectory to new ratioIndexing code119
- F16H 2300/00Determining of new ratioIndexing code114
- F16H 23/00Wobble-plate gearings111
- F16H 2708/00Control devices for speed-changing geared mechanismsIndexing code44
- F16H 51/00Levers of gearing mechanisms41
- F16H 2700/00Transmission housings and mounting of transmission components thereinIndexing code39
- F16H 2710/00Control devices for speed-change mechanisms, the speed change control is dependent onIndexing code28
- F16H 2716/00Control devices for speed-change mechanisms of planetary gearings, with toothed wheels remainingIndexing code24
- F16H 43/00Gearing: other fluid gearing24
- F16H 2718/00Mechanisms for speed-change of planetary gearing, the speed change control being dependentIndexing code14
- F16H 2712/00Mechanisms for changing directionIndexing code9
- F16H 2704/00Control mechanisms and elements applying a mechanical movementIndexing code4
- F16H 2706/00Rotary transmissions with mechanical energy accumulation and recovery without means for automaticIndexing code4
- F16H 2714/00Different types speed-changing mechanisms for toothed gearingIndexing code3
- F16H 2720/00Different types of speed-change gear mechanismsIndexing code3
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Manipulator arm with proximal and distal control balls1,703US 5,520,678 ARichard Wolf GmbH · 1996
- Electric hand tool, in particular drill1,539US 5,533,581 ARobert Bosch GmbH · 1996
- Apparatus and method of neutral start control of a power transmission1,495US 5,809,441 ACase Corporation · 1998
- Two speed gearbox1,493US 4,729,260 ADesoutter Limited · 1988
- Monitoring speed control and precision incrementing of motor for powered surgical instruments1,471US 9,895,148 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2018