F16H 57/02
Gearboxes
Official title: Gearboxes; Mounting gearing therein
F16H57/02 (Gearboxes) appears on 5,264 US grants and 5,471 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16H- Granted patents
- 5,264
- Published applications
- 5,471
- Assignees
- 1,578
- Inventors
- 10,308
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2002 | 64 | 74 |
| 2003 | 70 | 64 |
| 2004 | 74 | 81 |
| 2005 | 36 | 109 |
| 2006 | 58 | 99 |
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| 2023 | 368 | 380 |
| 2024 | 380 | 377 |
| 2025 | 419 | 351 |
| 2026 | 251 | 256 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F16H 2057/02039Gearboxes for particular applicationsIndexing code1,796
- F16H 57/021Shaft support structures1,736
- F16H 2057/02034Gearboxes combined or connected with electric machinesIndexing code1,018
- F16H 57/037Gearboxes for accommodating differential gearings656
- F16H 57/023Mounting or installation of gears or shafts in the gearboxes629
- F16H 57/031Characterised by covers or lids for gearboxes518
- F16H 57/029Characterised by means for sealing the gearboxes451
- F16H 57/027Characterised by means for venting gearboxes421
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- F16H 57/025Support of gearboxes417
- F16H 57/039Gearboxes for accommodating worm gears297
- F16H 57/033Series gearboxes250
- F16H 57/028Characterised by means for reducing vibration or noise228
- F16H 57/032Characterised by the materials used219
- F16H 57/035Gearboxes for gearing with endless flexible members198
- F16H 2057/02086Measures for reducing size of gearboxIndexing code195
- F16H 2057/0203The gearbox is associated or combined with a crank case of anIndexing code163
- F16H 2057/02026Connection of auxiliaries with a gear caseIndexing code133
- F16H 57/03Characterised by means for reinforcing gearboxes128
- F16H 57/038Gearboxes for accommodating bevel gears124
- F16H 57/02004The gears being positioned relative to one another by rolling members or104
- F16H 2057/02013Extension units for gearboxesIndexing code101
- F16H 2057/02091Measures for reducing weight of gearboxIndexing code77
- F16H 2057/02008Characterised by specific dividing lines or planes of the gear caseIndexing code75
- F16H 2057/02017Characterised by special features related to the manufacturing of the gear caseIndexing code68
- F16H 2057/02095Measures for reducing number of parts or componentsIndexing code59
- F16H 2057/02021With means for adjusting alignmentIndexing code30
Recent patents
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Adapter assembly with planetary gear drive for interconnecting electromechanical surgical devices and surgical loading units, and surgical systems thereof627US 10,508,720 B2Covidien LP · 2019
- Hybrid vehicle drive system having clutch between engine and synthesizing/distributing mechanism which is operatively connected to motor/generator235US 5,856,709 AToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha · 1999
- Gear housing for accommodating gear train of toroidal continuously variable transmission222US 5,230,258 ANissan Motor Co., Ltd. · 1993
- Friction-wheel planetary gear for converting a rotating movement into a back and forth movement with decreased frequency185US 7,086,979 B2Gustav Klauke GmbH · 2006
- Axle driving apparatus175US 4,914,907 AKanzaki Kokyukoki Mgf. Co. Ltd. · 1990