F16H 7/12
Of an idle pulley
Official title: of an idle pulley
F16H7/12 (Of an idle pulley) appears on 1,065 US grants and 797 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16H- Granted patents
- 1,065
- Published applications
- 797
- Assignees
- 340
- Inventors
- 1,615
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 14 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 14 | 0 |
| 1985 | 26 | 0 |
| 1986 | 15 | 0 |
| 1987 | 22 | 0 |
| 1988 | 25 | 0 |
| 1989 | 29 | 0 |
| 1990 | 34 | 0 |
| 1991 | 36 | 0 |
| 1992 | 18 | 0 |
| 1993 | 29 | 0 |
| 1994 | 20 | 0 |
| 1995 | 24 | 0 |
| 1996 | 19 | 0 |
| 1997 | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 20 | 0 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 7 |
| 2002 | 24 | 17 |
| 2003 | 19 | 36 |
| 2004 | 12 | 32 |
| 2005 | 19 | 25 |
| 2006 | 16 | 34 |
| 2007 | 14 | 21 |
| 2008 | 15 | 37 |
| 2009 | 11 | 38 |
| 2010 | 17 | 29 |
| 2011 | 26 | 33 |
| 2012 | 26 | 21 |
| 2013 | 19 | 21 |
| 2014 | 19 | 40 |
| 2015 | 22 | 42 |
| 2016 | 35 | 35 |
| 2017 | 40 | 51 |
| 2018 | 33 | 50 |
| 2019 | 32 | 45 |
| 2020 | 45 | 43 |
| 2021 | 40 | 33 |
| 2022 | 31 | 29 |
| 2023 | 32 | 30 |
| 2024 | 22 | 19 |
| 2025 | 27 | 13 |
| 2026 | 9 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Timing belt tensioner and processing apparatus6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226963 A1Shenzhen Tuozhu Technology Co., Ltd.
- Take-up arm, load handling device and related storage and retrieval system23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208773 A1Ocado Innovation Limited
- High-offset belt tensioner with a non-rotatable pulley bolt or bolt system23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210425 A1Muviq USA, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Belt tensioner with pivot bushing163US 6,682,452 B2Dayco Products, Inc. · 2004
- Belt tensioner with variably proportional damping106US 4,473,362 ALitens Automotive · 1984
- Automatic belt tensioner for vehicle combined starter-generator77US 4,758,208 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1988
- Timing belt tensioner with damped constant spring tensioning and belt tooth disegagement prevention75US 4,583,962 ALitens Automotive · 1986
- Belt tensioner74US 4,596,538 ADayco Corporation · 1986