F16H 19/06
Comprising flexible members
Official title: comprising {flexible members, e.g. an} endless flexible member
F16H19/06 (Comprising flexible members) appears on 608 US grants and 535 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16H- Granted patents
- 608
- Published applications
- 535
- Assignees
- 418
- Inventors
- 1,066
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 4 |
| 2002 | 4 | 3 |
| 2003 | 6 | 10 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 |
| 2005 | 3 | 4 |
| 2006 | 4 | 6 |
| 2007 | 5 | 8 |
| 2008 | 2 | 12 |
| 2009 | 6 | 18 |
| 2010 | 9 | 11 |
| 2011 | 8 | 18 |
| 2012 | 9 | 10 |
| 2013 | 5 | 18 |
| 2014 | 14 | 28 |
| 2015 | 22 | 25 |
| 2016 | 16 | 31 |
| 2017 | 27 | 55 |
| 2018 | 44 | 63 |
| 2019 | 43 | 44 |
| 2020 | 51 | 34 |
| 2021 | 29 | 32 |
| 2022 | 40 | 18 |
| 2023 | 25 | 28 |
| 2024 | 19 | 27 |
| 2025 | 37 | 19 |
| 2026 | 12 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F16H 2019/0681The flexible member forming a closed loopIndexing code119
- F16H 19/0622For converting reciprocating movement into oscillating movement and vice versa, the reciprocating98
- F16H 19/0672Characterised by means for tensioning the flexible member76
- F16H 19/0636The flexible member being a non-buckling chain60
- F16H 19/0645The flexible push or pull member having guiding means, i.e. the flexible38
- F16H 2019/0695Generating pivoting movement of a jointIndexing code37
- F16H 2019/0668With open loopIndexing code33
- F16H 19/0618The flexible member31
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- F16H 19/0663With telescopic means24
- F16H 2019/0613The flexible member being a toothed belt or chain engaging a rackIndexing code20
- F16H 19/0654Using twisting movement of flexible members to modify the axial length of18
- F16H 2019/069With means for generating two superposed movementsIndexing code16
- F16H 19/064The flexible push member uses a bended profile to generate stiffness13
- F16H 19/0659Combined with means for creating non-linear characteristics12
- F16H 2019/0609The reciprocating motion being created by at least one drum or pulleyIndexing code10
- F16H 2019/0677Characterised by the means for fixing the flexible member to a drumIndexing code9
- F16H 19/0604With means to double or half the stroke of the reciprocating member8
- F16H 19/065With flexible members between discs creating reciprocation by relative rotation of the4
Recent patents
- Cable actuated tow brake system15 Sep 2026US 12,735,004 B1
- Drive mechanism8 Sep 2026US 12,729,751 B2Herkules Equipment Corporation
- Annular pulley system12 May 2026US 12,624,747 B2Liftwave, Inc.
- Expanding force electric linear actuator12 May 2026US 12,624,748 B2Liftwave, Inc.
- Muscle-like actuators for wearable systems28 Apr 2026US 12,612,960 B2The University of Hong Kong
- Unit driving apparatus28 May 2026US 2026/0144700 A1Tohoku University
- Automatic tensioning apparatus and method of use16 Apr 2026US 2026/0104086 A1Patz Corporation
- Lifting mechanism and robot5 Mar 2026US 2026/0062269 A1Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd.
- Torque free articulated tension transmission4 Dec 2025US 2025/0369506 A1Liftwave, Inc. DBA Rise Robotics
- Cable Drive Linear Positioner23 Oct 2025US 2025/0327510 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Compact cable tension tender device1,015US 7,736,254 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2010
- Compact cable tension tender device848US 9,850,994 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2017
- Rotational coupling device for surgical instrument with flexible actuators550US 8,157,834 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2012
- Gear for converting a rotational into a translational motion282US 4,726,247 AHormann KG Antriebs- und Steuerungstechnik · 1988
- Gear for converting a rotary into a translational motion267US 4,819,495 AHormann KG Antriebs- und Steuerungstechnik · 1989