F16H 7/18
Means for guiding or supporting belts, ropes, or chains
Official title: Means for guiding or supporting belts, ropes, or chains (construction of pulleys F16H55/36)
F16H7/18 (Means for guiding or supporting belts, ropes, or chains) appears on 541 US grants and 530 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16H- Granted patents
- 541
- Published applications
- 530
- Assignees
- 214
- Inventors
- 884
- Latest grant
- 2 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 14 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 1 |
| 2002 | 8 | 19 |
| 2003 | 12 | 21 |
| 2004 | 11 | 17 |
| 2005 | 14 | 27 |
| 2006 | 13 | 22 |
| 2007 | 6 | 21 |
| 2008 | 10 | 16 |
| 2009 | 10 | 14 |
| 2010 | 9 | 10 |
| 2011 | 12 | 22 |
| 2012 | 4 | 6 |
| 2013 | 13 | 21 |
| 2014 | 17 | 35 |
| 2015 | 16 | 35 |
| 2016 | 33 | 39 |
| 2017 | 37 | 37 |
| 2018 | 32 | 29 |
| 2019 | 21 | 21 |
| 2020 | 24 | 32 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 |
| 2022 | 30 | 27 |
| 2023 | 28 | 16 |
| 2024 | 22 | 8 |
| 2025 | 11 | 6 |
| 2026 | 5 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Internal combustion engine2 Jun 2026US 12,644,398 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Decoupler with torque-limiting feature to protect components thereof14 Apr 2026US 12,601,381 B2Litens Automotive Partnership
- Power transmission device17 Feb 2026US 12,553,497 B2Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Chain guide with preloaded guide elements3 Feb 2026US 12,539,940 B2Sport Import GmbH
- Single-sprocket system for a bicycle trainer13 Jan 2026US 12,522,318 B2Zwift, Inc.
- Belt drive systems and methods1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298315 A1Deere & Company
- Horizontal loading and unloading structure of cargo vehicles20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241847 A1Speed Floor Co.,Ltd
- Timing chain tensioner guide13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235191 A1Katech Engineering, LLC
- 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
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multi-ply strap drive trains for surgical robotic arms1,134US 9,261,172 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2016
- Robotic arms with strap drive trains117US 9,068,628 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2015
- Methods for robotic arms with strap drive trains102US 9,797,484 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2017
- Guide rail for drive chains60US 4,832,664 ADr. Ing. h,c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft · 1989
- Chain guide having improved arm-shoe attachment feature59US 5,318,482 ATsubakimoto Chain Co. · 1994