F16H 48/22
Using friction clutches or brakes
Official title: using friction clutches or brakes
F16H48/22 (Using friction clutches or brakes) appears on 841 US grants and 615 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16H- Granted patents
- 841
- Published applications
- 615
- Assignees
- 236
- Inventors
- 1,151
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 15 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 14 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 25 | 0 |
| 2000 | 30 | 0 |
| 2001 | 22 | 4 |
| 2002 | 26 | 21 |
| 2003 | 24 | 22 |
| 2004 | 32 | 25 |
| 2005 | 15 | 28 |
| 2006 | 23 | 37 |
| 2007 | 20 | 48 |
| 2008 | 25 | 24 |
| 2009 | 23 | 25 |
| 2010 | 25 | 28 |
| 2011 | 20 | 12 |
| 2012 | 18 | 9 |
| 2013 | 15 | 9 |
| 2014 | 11 | 29 |
| 2015 | 28 | 21 |
| 2016 | 15 | 32 |
| 2017 | 30 | 23 |
| 2018 | 16 | 28 |
| 2019 | 27 | 27 |
| 2020 | 28 | 29 |
| 2021 | 35 | 19 |
| 2022 | 20 | 28 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 |
| 2024 | 34 | 18 |
| 2025 | 24 | 28 |
| 2026 | 15 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Differential device15 Sep 2026US 12,736,119 B2GKN Automotive AG
- Disconnector apparatus with limited slip differential function8 Sep 2026US 12,728,721 B2Hyundai Transys Inc.
- Electric vehicle with inboard friction brake assembly14 Jul 2026US 12,679,215 B2Fca US LLC
- Control of a limited slip differential for a vehicle30 Jun 2026US 12,669,170 B2Bombardier Recreational Products Inc.
- Driving apparatus for vehicle23 Jun 2026US 12,661,980 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Helical gear limited slip differential with washer clutch plates8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309214 A1Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- Drive assembly8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309216 A1
- Differential device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298322 A1Jtekt Corporation
- Limited slip differential with full differential lock drive subassembly1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298323 A1TEAM Industries, Inc.
- Control system for a vehicle24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287047 A1Bombardier Recreational Products Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Power transmitting assembly1,127US 5,465,819 ABorg-Warner Automotive, Inc. · 1995
- Differential gear with limited slip and locking mechanism1,080US 5,098,360 ATochigifujisangyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1992
- Electronic tractor control147US 4,715,012 AMassey-Ferguson Services N.V. · 1987
- Locking differential gear assembly108US 4,805,486 ATochigifujisangyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1989
- Limited slip differential93US 4,679,463 ANissan Motor Co., Ltd. · 1987