F16H 7/1281
Where the axis of the pulley moves along a substantially circular path
Official title: {where the axis of the pulley moves along a substantially circular path}
F16H7/1281 (Where the axis of the pulley moves along a substantially circular path) appears on 506 US grants and 420 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16H- Granted patents
- 506
- Published applications
- 420
- Assignees
- 204
- Inventors
- 914
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 10 | 6 |
| 2003 | 7 | 13 |
| 2004 | 5 | 17 |
| 2005 | 11 | 14 |
| 2006 | 5 | 21 |
| 2007 | 7 | 14 |
| 2008 | 7 | 27 |
| 2009 | 8 | 27 |
| 2010 | 14 | 19 |
| 2011 | 20 | 18 |
| 2012 | 13 | 7 |
| 2013 | 11 | 10 |
| 2014 | 11 | 18 |
| 2015 | 13 | 24 |
| 2016 | 22 | 21 |
| 2017 | 27 | 26 |
| 2018 | 14 | 29 |
| 2019 | 15 | 26 |
| 2020 | 27 | 22 |
| 2021 | 25 | 17 |
| 2022 | 14 | 12 |
| 2023 | 11 | 10 |
| 2024 | 7 | 8 |
| 2025 | 16 | 4 |
| 2026 | 4 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Low noise power systems and associated methods8 Sep 2026US 12,729,750 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Tensioning apparatus4 Aug 2026US 12,698,821 B2The Timken Company
- High-offset belt tensioner with counterbalance torsion spring force21 Apr 2026US 12,607,249 B2Muviq USA, LLC
- Tensioner with tensioner lock with projection that includes first and second projection parts10 Mar 2026US 12,571,456 B2Litens Automotive Partnership
- Industrial hybrid engine30 Dec 2025US 12,508,893 B2Kubota Corporation
- High-offset belt tensioner with counterbalance torsion spring force27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251206 A1Muviq S.R.L.
- High-offset belt tensioner with a non-rotatable pulley bolt or bolt system23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210425 A1Muviq USA, LLC
- High-offset belt tensioner with a non-rotatable pulley bolt or bolt system23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210426 A1Muviq USA, LLC
- Belt tensioner with retainer clip for a non-bolted pulley2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185588 A1Muviq USA, LLC
- Mower drive belt tensioner and drive train of mower25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177133 A1Kubota Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Belt tensioner with pivot bushing163US 6,682,452 B2Dayco Products, Inc. · 2004
- Automatic belt tensioner for vehicle combined starter-generator77US 4,758,208 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1988
- Tensioning device for traction means such as belts or chains62US 6,648,783 B1Ina Walzlager Schaeffler oHG · 2003
- Apparatus and method for wrapping a belt in an internal combustion engine and the like and an internal combustion engine with apparatus for wrapping a belt and associated method51US 4,981,116 ACaoutchouc Manufacture et Plastiques · 1991
- Mechanical belt tensioner construction50US 4,285,676 ADyneer Corporation · 1981