F16H 7/00
Gearings for conveying rotary motion by endless flexible members
Official title: Gearings for conveying rotary motion by endless flexible members (specific for conveying rotary motion with variable gear ratio or for reversing rotary motion F16H9/00)
F16H7/00 (Gearings for conveying rotary motion by endless flexible members) appears on 3,776 US grants and 3,170 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16H- Granted patents
- 3,776
- Published applications
- 3,170
- Assignees
- 1,174
- Inventors
- 5,627
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 37 | 0 |
| 1977 | 34 | 0 |
| 1978 | 21 | 0 |
| 1979 | 14 | 0 |
| 1980 | 22 | 0 |
| 1981 | 24 | 0 |
| 1982 | 23 | 0 |
| 1983 | 20 | 0 |
| 1984 | 30 | 0 |
| 1985 | 57 | 0 |
| 1986 | 44 | 0 |
| 1987 | 59 | 0 |
| 1988 | 58 | 0 |
| 1989 | 77 | 0 |
| 1990 | 66 | 0 |
| 1991 | 92 | 0 |
| 1992 | 50 | 0 |
| 1993 | 78 | 0 |
| 1994 | 61 | 0 |
| 1995 | 58 | 0 |
| 1996 | 44 | 0 |
| 1997 | 57 | 0 |
| 1998 | 68 | 0 |
| 1999 | 84 | 0 |
| 2000 | 87 | 0 |
| 2001 | 85 | 37 |
| 2002 | 87 | 98 |
| 2003 | 81 | 116 |
| 2004 | 64 | 134 |
| 2005 | 72 | 122 |
| 2006 | 78 | 122 |
| 2007 | 54 | 115 |
| 2008 | 61 | 121 |
| 2009 | 59 | 126 |
| 2010 | 65 | 109 |
| 2011 | 90 | 129 |
| 2012 | 76 | 79 |
| 2013 | 82 | 104 |
| 2014 | 87 | 130 |
| 2015 | 106 | 151 |
| 2016 | 124 | 154 |
| 2017 | 144 | 195 |
| 2018 | 138 | 198 |
| 2019 | 140 | 200 |
| 2020 | 192 | 165 |
| 2021 | 131 | 136 |
| 2022 | 131 | 117 |
| 2023 | 113 | 85 |
| 2024 | 118 | 90 |
| 2025 | 90 | 77 |
| 2026 | 43 | 60 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F16H 7/08Means for varying tension of belts, ropes or chains2,538
- F16H 7/02Gearings for conveying rotary motion by endless flexible members: with belts706
- F16H 7/18Means for guiding or supporting belts, ropes, or chains541
- F16H 7/06Gearings for conveying rotary motion by endless flexible members: with chains453
- F16H 7/24Equipment for mounting belts, ropes, or chains152
- F16H 7/22Belt, rope, or chain shifters17
- F16H 7/04Gearings for conveying rotary motion by endless flexible members: with ropes11
Recent patents
- Clutch guard6 Oct 2026US 12,753,805 B2Arctic Cat Inc.
- Belt tension adjustment system6 Oct 2026US 12,753,826 B2Husqvarna AB
- Steering device and corner module including the same29 Sep 2026US 12,746,966 B2Hl Mando Corporation
- Belt drive system for centrifugal pump priming accessories29 Sep 2026US 12,747,690 B2Cornell Pump Company
- Mower drive belt tensioner and drive train of mower22 Sep 2026US 12,742,488 B2Kubota Corporation
- Belt drive systems and methods1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298315 A1Deere & Company
- Movable volatile organic compounds (voc) rotor anti-skid chain implement24 Sep 2026US 2026/0293568 A1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
- System and method for assembling flexible ring-shaped workpiece10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264183 A1ABB Schweiz AG
- Dual-toothed transmission wheel for steering actuator10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264745 A1Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- Drive system comprising a step-plate element, and operating method3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256634 A1Bode—Die TüR GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Power transmission mechanism and manipulator1,293US 7,300,373 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba · 2007
- Multi-ply strap drive trains for surgical robotic arms1,134US 9,261,172 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2016
- Belt tensioner with pivot bushing163US 6,682,452 B2Dayco Products, Inc. · 2004
- Robotic arms with strap drive trains117US 9,068,628 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2015
- Drive means for the shaft of a mobile apparatus116US 4,508,523 AFerag AG · 1985