F16J 3/046
Lubrication or venting arrangements
Official title: {Lubrication or venting arrangements}
F16J3/046 (Lubrication or venting arrangements) appears on 67 US grants and 50 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16J- Granted patents
- 67
- Published applications
- 50
- Assignees
- 58
- Inventors
- 119
- Latest grant
- 24 Feb 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 5 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 5 | 3 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 5 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Electric actuator and vehicle drum brake including the same24 Feb 2026US 12,559,080 B2Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
- Drive axle assembly2 Dec 2025US 12,485,702 B2Hyundai Wia Corporation
- Flexible dust boot for automotive brake cylinder4 Mar 2025US 12,241,512 B2Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
- Steering actuator30 Apr 2024US 11,970,221 B2Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- Vehicle drivetrain system with a dual wall boot18 Jul 2023US 11,703,090 B2Nissan North America, Inc.
- Brake device with an elastic protection device and method for mounting a protection device18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167165 A1Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
- Steering bellows21 May 2026US 2026/0139712 A1Trelleborg Carquefou
- Drive axle assembly29 Feb 2024US 2024/0066919 A1Hyundai Wia Corporation
- Electric actuator and vehicle drum brake including the same18 Jan 2024US 2024/0017710 A1Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
- Power tailgate actuator assembly including bellows6 Oct 2022US 2022/0316564 A1Aisin Technical Center of America, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Covering for rotating flexible axle joints46US 4,558,869 ANiwot Corporation · 1985
- Venting arrangement for stroking universal joint38US 4,224,808 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1980
- Universal joint with bellows seal and vent30US 4,559,025 AAutomobiles Citroen · 1985
- Driveshafts having convoluted boot seals with ventilation for joint interior29US 6,179,717 B2GKN Lobro GmbH · 2001
- Sealing boot for universal joint28US 4,392,838 ALohr & Bromkamp GmbH · 1983