F16H 57/12
Arrangements for adjusting or for taking-up backlash not provided for elsewhere
F16H57/12 (Arrangements for adjusting or for taking-up backlash not provided for elsewhere) appears on 547 US grants and 561 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16H- Granted patents
- 547
- Published applications
- 561
- Assignees
- 356
- Inventors
- 1,290
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 29 | 22 |
| 2025 | 26 | 20 |
| 2026 | 15 | 20 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F16H 2057/126Self-adjusting during operationIndexing code199
- F16H 2057/125Adjustment of backlash during mounting or assembly of gearingIndexing code53
- F16H 2057/121Using parallel torque paths and means to twist the two path againstIndexing code46
- F16H 2057/123Using electric control meansIndexing code30
- F16H 2057/128Using axial positioning of gear wheel with addendum modification on gear widthIndexing code13
Recent patents
- Auto-compensation-type guide device for moving coil of large-scale vibration table and operation method thereof29 Sep 2026US 12,747,783 B2China University of Mining and Technology
- Worm gear reducer8 Sep 2026US 12,729,762 B2Nsk Steering & Control, Inc.
- Steering system18 Aug 2026US 12,709,325 B2Hl Mando Corporation
- Anti backlash adjustment mechanism for gears28 Jul 2026US 12,692,933 B2Helios Technical Services, LLC
- Pan-tilt device that reduces backlash effects28 Jul 2026US 12,692,937 B1Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Actuator for a vehicle seat, in particular for a squab-raising mechanism of a vehicle seat8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307546 A1
- Gear control system for vibration attenuation24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287053 A1Parker-Hannifin Corporation
- Guiding Mechanism and Worm Gear Winch10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265026 A1Topsun Intelligent Control Technology Research Institute (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd.
- Anti-backlash system and method of manufacture27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251215 A1Honeybee Robotics, LLC
- Gearbox axial clearance compensation structure20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243341 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Circular saw cutting machine81US 5,974,927 ATsune Seiki Co., Ltd. · 1999
- Gear mechanism, planetary gear device, rotating bearing device, and magical planetary gear speed reducer73US 7,651,436 B22010
- Vehicle step apparatus and motor assembly thereof53US 9,656,609 B2T-Max (Hangzhou) Industrial Co., Ltd · 2017
- Bicoupled contrarotating epicyclic gears52US 5,679,089 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy · 1997
- Electronic system for controlling an automatic transmission in response to changes in slope39US 4,335,428 AAisin-Waker Kabushiki Kaisha · 1982