F16H 61/438
Control of forward-reverse switching
Official title: Control of forward-reverse switching, e.g. control of the swash plate causing discharge in two directions
F16H61/438 (Control of forward-reverse switching) appears on 58 US grants and 45 published applications in this corpus.
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- 13 Jan 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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- Hydraulically operated four wheel sweeper49US 4,554,992 AFMC Corporation · 1985
- Shifting device for lawn mower and the like45US 4,962,675 AYamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha · 1990
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- Control system for a hydraulically driven vehicle17US 4,341,133 AKabushiki Kaisha Komatsu Seisakusho · 1982