F16H 55/32
Friction members
F16H55/32 (Friction members) appears on 1,758 US grants and 1,530 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16H- Granted patents
- 1,758
- Published applications
- 1,530
- Assignees
- 629
- Inventors
- 3,045
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 36 | 0 |
| 1977 | 25 | 0 |
| 1978 | 12 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 | 21 | 0 |
| 1985 | 27 | 0 |
| 1986 | 35 | 0 |
| 1987 | 19 | 0 |
| 1988 | 21 | 0 |
| 1989 | 32 | 0 |
| 1990 | 26 | 0 |
| 1991 | 19 | 0 |
| 1992 | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | 23 | 0 |
| 1994 | 29 | 0 |
| 1995 | 31 | 0 |
| 1996 | 25 | 0 |
| 1997 | 22 | 0 |
| 1998 | 31 | 0 |
| 1999 | 22 | 0 |
| 2000 | 46 | 0 |
| 2001 | 33 | 25 |
| 2002 | 42 | 49 |
| 2003 | 41 | 46 |
| 2004 | 29 | 71 |
| 2005 | 36 | 68 |
| 2006 | 41 | 45 |
| 2007 | 31 | 67 |
| 2008 | 23 | 66 |
| 2009 | 17 | 56 |
| 2010 | 41 | 47 |
| 2011 | 34 | 47 |
| 2012 | 37 | 46 |
| 2013 | 37 | 55 |
| 2014 | 30 | 70 |
| 2015 | 64 | 86 |
| 2016 | 60 | 90 |
| 2017 | 74 | 88 |
| 2018 | 62 | 94 |
| 2019 | 66 | 80 |
| 2020 | 72 | 87 |
| 2021 | 71 | 67 |
| 2022 | 64 | 51 |
| 2023 | 71 | 43 |
| 2024 | 49 | 37 |
| 2025 | 37 | 34 |
| 2026 | 20 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Crankshaft nose end design18 Aug 2026US 12,710,073 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Pulley with two flanges18 Aug 2026US 12,710,095 B2Nakanishi Metal Works Co., Ltd.
- Fixing device11 Aug 2026US 12,704,143 B2Deere & Company
- Output assembly for driving a drive pulley of a continuously variable transmission and for supplying hydraulic fluid to the drive pulley for actuating the drive pulley14 Jul 2026US 12,680,609 B2Brp-Rotax GmbH & Co. KG
- Vehicle steering device2 Jun 2026US 12,643,595 B2Hl Mando Corporation
- Improved filtering pulley17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276070 A1Muviq S.R.L.
- Idler Pulley10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266365 A1Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
- Improved filtering pulley10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266366 A1Muviq S.R.L.
- Improved filtering pulley3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258857 A1Muviq S.R.L.
- Flanged sprockets and methods of making27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251209 A1The Gates Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- V-belt type continuously variable transmission250US 4,585,429 AYamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha · 1986
- Torque sensor for a continuously variable transmission215US 6,575,047 B2WK Lamellen und Kupplungsban Beteiligungs KG · 2003
- Torque responsive automatic bicycle transmission with hold system163US 4,781,663 A1988
- Serpentine drive system with improved over-running alternator decoupler130US 6,083,130 ALitens Automotive Partnership · 2000
- System for the transmission of power117US 4,714,371 A1987