F16H 1/16
Comprising worm and worm-wheel
Official title: comprising worm and worm-wheel
F16H1/16 (Comprising worm and worm-wheel) appears on 950 US grants and 1,011 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16H- Granted patents
- 950
- Published applications
- 1,011
- Assignees
- 536
- Inventors
- 1,979
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 6 |
| 2002 | 13 | 26 |
| 2003 | 19 | 24 |
| 2004 | 19 | 28 |
| 2005 | 13 | 29 |
| 2006 | 15 | 28 |
| 2007 | 17 | 27 |
| 2008 | 13 | 25 |
| 2009 | 11 | 27 |
| 2010 | 15 | 31 |
| 2011 | 13 | 16 |
| 2012 | 15 | 18 |
| 2013 | 22 | 20 |
| 2014 | 17 | 22 |
| 2015 | 28 | 41 |
| 2016 | 19 | 44 |
| 2017 | 36 | 66 |
| 2018 | 51 | 101 |
| 2019 | 59 | 87 |
| 2020 | 80 | 88 |
| 2021 | 69 | 69 |
| 2022 | 80 | 48 |
| 2023 | 50 | 43 |
| 2024 | 41 | 43 |
| 2025 | 40 | 24 |
| 2026 | 23 | 30 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Omnidirectional rotation drive device22 Sep 2026US 12,741,484 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Worm gear reducer8 Sep 2026US 12,729,762 B2Nsk Steering & Control, Inc.
- Steering system for use in turning steerable vehicle wheels18 Aug 2026US 12,709,318 B2ZF Friedrichshafen AG
- Steering column assembly for a vehicle18 Aug 2026US 12,709,319 B2ZF Automotive UK Limited
- Locking rotor rotation device28 Jul 2026US 12,691,453 B2Terex GB Limited
- Worm reducer8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309219 A1Nsk Steering & Control, Inc.
- Transmission shaft mounting structure and parallel driving device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309221 A1Arctech Solar Holding Co., Ltd.
- Swivel actuator24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285201 A1Amotech Co., Ltd.
- Food product feed apparatus with traction roller drive20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241601 A1Weber Food Technology GmbH
- Motor drive mechanism and hollow swivel actuator using same20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243332 A1Amotech Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electric power steering apparatus and method of assembling the same890US 8,102,138 B2Nsk Ltd. · 2012
- Adapter assembly for surgical device617US 10,617,411 B2Covidien LP · 2020
- Ball-worm transmission77US 7,051,610 B22006
- Worm gear assembly for a medical mobility apparatus permitting manual reverse mobility70US 6,029,763 AReliance Electric Industrial Company · 2000
- Drive unit for a monorail carrier69US 4,945,780 ABosma Machine & Tool Corporation · 1990