F16H 15/04
Gearings providing a continuous range of gear ratios
F16H15/04 (Gearings providing a continuous range of gear ratios) appears on 1,080 US grants and 851 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16H- Granted patents
- 1,080
- Published applications
- 851
- Assignees
- 203
- Inventors
- 1,003
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 12 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 15 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 25 | 0 |
| 2000 | 34 | 0 |
| 2001 | 38 | 22 |
| 2002 | 49 | 56 |
| 2003 | 50 | 53 |
| 2004 | 33 | 44 |
| 2005 | 36 | 77 |
| 2006 | 41 | 22 |
| 2007 | 48 | 39 |
| 2008 | 27 | 46 |
| 2009 | 20 | 18 |
| 2010 | 24 | 29 |
| 2011 | 16 | 26 |
| 2012 | 22 | 14 |
| 2013 | 25 | 48 |
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| 2017 | 43 | 49 |
| 2018 | 34 | 54 |
| 2019 | 40 | 44 |
| 2020 | 29 | 16 |
| 2021 | 17 | 10 |
| 2022 | 16 | 11 |
| 2023 | 8 | 12 |
| 2024 | 15 | 11 |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 |
| 2026 | 6 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F16H 15/06In which a member a of uniform effective diameter mounted on a980
- F16H 15/40In which two members co-operative by means of balls, or rollers of106
- F16H 15/42In which two members co-operate by means of rings or by means55
- F16H 15/44In which two members of non-uniform effective diameter directly co-operate with one13
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for automatic configuration and automatic calibration of continuously variable transmissions and bicycles having continuously variable transmissions25 Aug 2026US 12,715,546 B2enviolo B.V.
- Continuously variable transmission drive system16 Jun 2026US 12,654,805 B2Toka Technologies Limited
- Hardened slot walls in a skew shifting continuous variable planetary system5 May 2026US 12,618,464 B2enviolo B.V.
- Rocker link shifting system for a continuously variable transmission17 Mar 2026US 12,576,947 B1enviolo B.V.
- Passive calibration of a mechatronic device mated to a continuously variable planetary (CVP) hub3 Mar 2026US 12,565,924 B2enviolo B.V.
- Continuously variable transmission20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243337 A1Univance Corporation
- Synchronic drive16 Jul 2026US 2026/0201941 A1Argent Automation Inc.
- Toroidal continuously variable transmission9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194126 A1Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Passive calibration of a mechatronic device mated to a continuously variable planetary (cvp) hub9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194127 A1enviolo B.V.
- Mechanical speed reducing assembly7 May 2026US 2026/0126099 A1Innovative Mechatronic Systems B.V.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Driving hub for a vehicle, particularly a bicycle, with an infinitely adjustable transmission ratio275US 5,318,486 AFichtel & Sachs AG · 1994
- Continuously-variable ratio transmission for an automobile vehicle270US 4,756,211 A1988
- Racing bicycle having a continuously variable traction drive249US 4,735,430 A1988
- Infinitely variable traction roller transmission244US 5,020,384 AExcelermatic Inc. · 1991
- Continuously variable transmission243US 6,419,608 B1Motion Technologies, LLC · 2002