F16H 21/04
Guiding mechanisms
Official title: Guiding mechanisms, e.g. for straight-line guidance
F16H21/04 (Guiding mechanisms) appears on 78 US grants and 58 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16H- Granted patents
- 78
- Published applications
- 58
- Assignees
- 59
- Inventors
- 138
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4 | 12 |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Linear slide mechanism25 Aug 2026US 12,716,473 B2Magna Exteriors Inc.
- Linear drive assembly18 Nov 2025US 12,473,898 B1Kerr Machine Co.
- Actuating device18 Mar 2025US 12,253,143 B2Koge Micro Tech Co., Ltd.
- Linear drive assembly31 Dec 2024US 12,180,956 B2Kerr Machine Co.
- Perfect plane mechanism31 Dec 2024US 12,181,025 B2University of Washington
- Linear drive assembly12 Feb 2026US 2026/0043394 A1Kerr Machine Co.
- Linear slide mechanism6 Mar 2025US 2025/0075776 A1Magna Exteriors Inc.
- Linear drive assembly1 Aug 2024US 2024/0254977 A1Kerr Machine Co.
- Perfect Plane Mechanism27 Jun 2024US 2024/0209925 A1University of Washington
- Actuating device11 Apr 2024US 2024/0117862 A1Koge Micro Tech Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Alignment mechanism using flexures50US 5,802,914 AEastman Kodak Company · 1998
- Straight line mechanism40US 5,237,887 ARockwell International Corporation · 1993
- Straight line mechanism34US 4,248,103 AImperial Chemical Industries PLC · 1981
- Telescopic cover apparatus28US 5,169,223 AFanuc Corporation · 1992
- Straight line link mechanism25US 4,400,985 A1983