F16H 48/30
Using externally-actuatable means
Official title: using externally-actuatable means
F16H48/30 (Using externally-actuatable means) appears on 932 US grants and 786 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16H- Granted patents
- 932
- Published applications
- 786
- Assignees
- 244
- Inventors
- 1,285
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 6 |
| 2002 | 19 | 18 |
| 2003 | 29 | 28 |
| 2004 | 36 | 29 |
| 2005 | 16 | 39 |
| 2006 | 36 | 49 |
| 2007 | 22 | 49 |
| 2008 | 36 | 29 |
| 2009 | 27 | 35 |
| 2010 | 30 | 38 |
| 2011 | 30 | 27 |
| 2012 | 22 | 13 |
| 2013 | 23 | 15 |
| 2014 | 21 | 31 |
| 2015 | 26 | 21 |
| 2016 | 22 | 34 |
| 2017 | 29 | 34 |
| 2018 | 22 | 35 |
| 2019 | 42 | 35 |
| 2020 | 27 | 26 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 |
| 2022 | 35 | 35 |
| 2023 | 37 | 36 |
| 2024 | 47 | 34 |
| 2025 | 47 | 34 |
| 2026 | 17 | 20 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for coupling a lock plate and actuator25 Aug 2026US 12,716,477 B2Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
- Control of a limited slip differential for a vehicle30 Jun 2026US 12,669,170 B2Bombardier Recreational Products Inc.
- Clutch23 Jun 2026US 12,663,064 B2Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems Cameri SpA
- Powertrain of vehicle16 Jun 2026US 12,655,895 B2GKN Automotive AG
- Built-in disconnector assembly for electronic limited slip differential device2 Jun 2026US 12,643,396 B1Hyundai Motor Company
- Bi-directional differential clutch for detecting disengagement8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309215 A1American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
- Limited slip differential with full differential lock drive subassembly1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298323 A1TEAM Industries, Inc.
- Clutch1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298324 A1Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems Cameri SpA
- Control system for a vehicle24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287047 A1Bombardier Recreational Products Inc.
- Concentric bistable disconnect actuator10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266364 A1Valeo Kapec Co., Ltd.
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