F16H 63/32
Gear shift yokes
Official title: Gear shift yokes, {e.g. shift forks}
F16H63/32 (Gear shift yokes) appears on 291 US grants and 269 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16H- Granted patents
- 291
- Published applications
- 269
- Assignees
- 159
- Inventors
- 663
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 | 4 |
| 2003 | 4 | 5 |
| 2004 | 2 | 6 |
| 2005 | 4 | 7 |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 |
| 2007 | 7 | 9 |
| 2008 | 4 | 8 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 4 | 8 |
| 2011 | 6 | 8 |
| 2012 | 5 | 1 |
| 2013 | 8 | 6 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 5 | 8 |
| 2016 | 6 | 13 |
| 2017 | 7 | 13 |
| 2018 | 9 | 15 |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 |
| 2020 | 16 | 11 |
| 2021 | 14 | 15 |
| 2022 | 15 | 21 |
| 2023 | 21 | 17 |
| 2024 | 16 | 24 |
| 2025 | 28 | 25 |
| 2026 | 14 | 23 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F16H 2063/321Characterised by the interface between fork body and shift rodIndexing code81
- F16H 2063/325Rocker or swiveling forks, i.e. the forks are pivoted in the gearIndexing code68
- F16H 2063/322Characterised by catches or notches for moving the forkIndexing code30
- F16H 2063/324Characterised by slide shoes, or similar means to transfer shift force toIndexing code30
- F16H 2063/327Essentially made of sheet metalIndexing code12
- F16H 2063/328Essentially made of plasticsIndexing code8
Recent patents
- Transmission system29 Sep 2026US 12,747,785 B2Zeroshift Transmissions Limited
- Integrated wheel end system8 Sep 2026US 12,729,725 B2Warn Automotive, LLC
- Gearshift arrangement and a vehicle1 Sep 2026US 12,723,653 B2Volvo Truck Corporation
- Vehicle with E-axle18 Aug 2026US 12,709,153 B2Oshkosh Corporation
- Gear shifting device, a transmission and a method for assembling a transmission23 Jun 2026US 12,663,076 B2Volvo Truck Corporation
- Shift actuator1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298339 A1Shilla Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Shift fork actuator10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266369 A1Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- Assembly for Actuating a Shift Element of a Transmission2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184401 A1ZF Friedrichshafen AG
- Gearbox with an imbricated engaging mechanism2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185607 A1Volvo Truck Corporation
- 2-speed transfer case with single actuator25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177144 A1Hyundai Wia Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Single shaft shifting mechanism72US 4,920,815 AEaton Corporation · 1990
- Integrated shift motor and electronic controller52US 6,155,126 ABorgWarner Inc. · 2000
- Bi-directional spring loaded shift fork assembly35US 4,529,080 AChrysler Corporation · 1985
- Method for making composite material object by plastic processing35US 4,548,253 AToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha · 1985
- Electromechanical transmission control apparatus35US 5,832,777 ABorg-Warner Automotive, Inc. · 1998