F16H 25/18
Gearings comprising primarily only cams, cam-followers and screw-and-nut mechanisms: for conveying or
Official title: for conveying or interconverting oscillating or reciprocating motions
F16H25/18 (Gearings comprising primarily only cams, cam-followers and screw-and-nut mechanisms: for conveying or) appears on 4,421 US grants and 4,360 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16H- Granted patents
- 4,421
- Published applications
- 4,360
- Assignees
- 1,755
- Inventors
- 7,251
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 22 | 0 |
| 1977 | 24 | 0 |
| 1978 | 17 | 0 |
| 1979 | 17 | 0 |
| 1980 | 22 | 0 |
| 1981 | 25 | 0 |
| 1982 | 23 | 0 |
| 1983 | 11 | 0 |
| 1984 | 23 | 0 |
| 1985 | 25 | 0 |
| 1986 | 43 | 0 |
| 1987 | 48 | 0 |
| 1988 | 50 | 0 |
| 1989 | 66 | 0 |
| 1990 | 49 | 0 |
| 1991 | 39 | 0 |
| 1992 | 45 | 0 |
| 1993 | 30 | 0 |
| 1994 | 47 | 0 |
| 1995 | 33 | 0 |
| 1996 | 43 | 0 |
| 1997 | 41 | 0 |
| 1998 | 51 | 0 |
| 1999 | 59 | 0 |
| 2000 | 69 | 0 |
| 2001 | 66 | 32 |
| 2002 | 56 | 77 |
| 2003 | 58 | 102 |
| 2004 | 65 | 88 |
| 2005 | 53 | 103 |
| 2006 | 62 | 111 |
| 2007 | 56 | 89 |
| 2008 | 43 | 124 |
| 2009 | 65 | 123 |
| 2010 | 50 | 160 |
| 2011 | 87 | 141 |
| 2012 | 117 | 126 |
| 2013 | 94 | 135 |
| 2014 | 121 | 165 |
| 2015 | 143 | 228 |
| 2016 | 190 | 235 |
| 2017 | 187 | 300 |
| 2018 | 168 | 294 |
| 2019 | 262 | 317 |
| 2020 | 289 | 338 |
| 2021 | 290 | 248 |
| 2022 | 271 | 213 |
| 2023 | 224 | 154 |
| 2024 | 186 | 198 |
| 2025 | 182 | 152 |
| 2026 | 114 | 107 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Gear unit, geared motor and longitudinal adjuster6 Oct 2026US 12,752,669 B2Adient US LLC
- Steering gears with electric steering assist systems and related methods6 Oct 2026US 12,752,835 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Actuator using a wave generator6 Oct 2026US 12,753,828 B1Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- Linear driving mechanism with integrated housing having gear ring and slide rail6 Oct 2026US 12,753,829 B2AAC Microtech (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.
- Ball screw assembly having a deflector6 Oct 2026US 12,753,830 B1Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- Ball screw device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309211 A1Nsk Ltd.
- Lead screw transmission support system capable of suppressing deformation and control method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309212 A1Dalian University of Technology
- Actuator for providing a torque, said actuator comprising a linear drive8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309213 A1Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- Lock assembly for linear actuators8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309227 A1Woodward, Inc.
- Robot1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295813 A1Dmg Mori Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
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- Handheld surgical handle assembly, surgical adapters for use between surgical handle assembly and surgical end effectors, and methods of use1,211US 9,597,104 B2Covidien LP · 2017
- Anti-backlash nut having a free floating insert for applying an axial force to a lead screw633US 5,303,606 A1994
- Adapter assembly for surgical device617US 10,617,411 B2Covidien LP · 2020
- Powered end effector assembly with pivotable channel601US 10,561,419 B2Covidien LP · 2020