F16H 59/04
Ratio selector apparatus
F16H59/04 (Ratio selector apparatus) appears on 808 US grants and 535 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16H- Granted patents
- 808
- Published applications
- 535
- Assignees
- 335
- Inventors
- 1,492
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| 1976 | 18 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 13 | 0 |
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| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 12 | 0 |
| 1982 | 17 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 21 | 0 |
| 1999 | 17 | 0 |
| 2000 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 7 |
| 2002 | 12 | 8 |
| 2003 | 14 | 14 |
| 2004 | 8 | 18 |
| 2005 | 15 | 11 |
| 2006 | 9 | 15 |
| 2007 | 4 | 15 |
| 2008 | 8 | 15 |
| 2009 | 12 | 18 |
| 2010 | 11 | 13 |
| 2011 | 9 | 18 |
| 2012 | 12 | 16 |
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| 2017 | 24 | 44 |
| 2018 | 24 | 44 |
| 2019 | 38 | 32 |
| 2020 | 42 | 35 |
| 2021 | 24 | 23 |
| 2022 | 20 | 11 |
| 2023 | 20 | 12 |
| 2024 | 10 | 11 |
| 2025 | 13 | 9 |
| 2026 | 4 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F16H 59/044Consisting of electrical switches or sensors298
- F16H 59/06The ratio being infinitely variable133
- F16H 59/042Comprising a final actuating mechanism129
- F16H 59/041Consisting of a final output mechanism43
- F16H 2059/047With essentially straight linear movement for gear selectionIndexing code38
- F16H 59/045Consisting of fluid valves38
- F16H 2059/048With means for unlocking select or shift movement to allow access toIndexing code24
Recent patents
- Controller and method to assist quick gearshift in a vehicle using gear position sensor25 Aug 2026US 12,716,486 B2Bosch Corporation
- Vehicle airborne state detection and suspension and CVT compensation26 May 2026US 12,636,925 B2Polaris Industries Inc.
- Electronic shift operation apparatus12 May 2026US 12,624,755 B1Hyundai Motor Company
- Passive calibration of a mechatronic device mated to a continuously variable planetary (CVP) hub3 Mar 2026US 12,565,924 B2enviolo B.V.
- Method and device for checking the position of the gearshift lever of a gearbox of a vehicle16 Dec 2025US 12,498,038 B2Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Manually Operated Actuator and Method for Controlling a Manually Operated Actuator8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311675 A1Dr. Ing. h,c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
- Primary clutch electronic cvt3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257526 A1Polaris Industries Inc.
- Excavator throttle control device and method3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258635 A1Xuzhou XCMG Excavator Machinery Co., Ltd.
- Passive calibration of a mechatronic device mated to a continuously variable planetary (cvp) hub9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194127 A1enviolo B.V.
- Control tower of a gearbox for road vehicles11 Jun 2026US 2026/0160329 A1Ferrari S.P. A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automatic transmission control system163US 5,823,052 AMazda Motor Corporat ion · 1998
- Bicycle component actuation apparatus117US 9,157,523 B2Shimano Inc. · 2015
- Steering and transmission shifting control mechanism99US 5,042,314 ACaterpillar Inc. · 1991
- Haptic shifting devices83US 6,904,823 B2Immersion Corporation · 2005
- Gear selector unit for a transmission80US 4,519,266 AWABCO Fahrzeugbremsen GmbH · 1985