F16H 7/06
Gearings for conveying rotary motion by endless flexible members: with chains
Official title: with chains
F16H7/06 (Gearings for conveying rotary motion by endless flexible members: with chains) appears on 453 US grants and 420 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16H- Granted patents
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- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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| 2024 | 21 | 16 |
| 2025 | 23 | 17 |
| 2026 | 7 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Chain noise preventing device93US 4,261,214 AHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1981
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- Multiple sprocket assembly for a bicycle65US 5,954,604 AShimano Inc. · 1999
- Chain drive system56US 4,867,733 AHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1989
- Sprocket56US 6,203,462 B1Sunstar Giken Kabushiki Kaisha · 2001