F16H 55/36
Pulleys
Official title: Pulleys (with features essential for adjustment F16H55/52)
F16H55/36 (Pulleys) appears on 1,068 US grants and 987 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16H- Granted patents
- 1,068
- Published applications
- 987
- Assignees
- 446
- Inventors
- 1,945
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 17 | 0 |
| 1977 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 12 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | 18 | 0 |
| 1990 | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 20 | 0 |
| 1995 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 22 | 0 |
| 1999 | 16 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 10 |
| 2002 | 18 | 21 |
| 2003 | 18 | 29 |
| 2004 | 17 | 35 |
| 2005 | 17 | 35 |
| 2006 | 20 | 24 |
| 2007 | 18 | 33 |
| 2008 | 17 | 43 |
| 2009 | 7 | 32 |
| 2010 | 21 | 31 |
| 2011 | 20 | 25 |
| 2012 | 21 | 28 |
| 2013 | 21 | 38 |
| 2014 | 15 | 48 |
| 2015 | 46 | 66 |
| 2016 | 44 | 71 |
| 2017 | 52 | 55 |
| 2018 | 47 | 57 |
| 2019 | 41 | 65 |
| 2020 | 51 | 64 |
| 2021 | 58 | 56 |
| 2022 | 48 | 34 |
| 2023 | 50 | 26 |
| 2024 | 31 | 27 |
| 2025 | 28 | 21 |
| 2026 | 11 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F16H 2055/366With means providing resilience or vibration dampingIndexing code369
- F16H 55/38Means or measures for increasing adhesion109
- F16H 55/48Manufactured exclusively or in part of non-metallic material102
- F16H 55/44Sheet-metal pulleys101
- F16H 55/50Features essential to rope pulleys53
- F16H 2055/363With special means or properties for lateral tracking of the flexible membersIndexing code51
- F16H 55/49Features essential to v-belts pulleys43
- F16H 55/46Split pulleys34
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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
- Vehicle steering device2 Jun 2026US 12,643,595 B2Hl Mando Corporation
- Super charger components19 May 2026US 12,631,244 B2Zpe Licensing Inc.
- 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
- 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
- Combination fan-flywheel-pulley assembly and method of forming92US 6,695,581 B2McMillan Electric Company · 2004
- Ventilated clutch having exhaust hub89US 6,938,508 B1Polaris Industries Inc. · 2005
- Isolator for alternator pulley81US 7,153,227 B2Litens Automotive · 2006