F16N 15/00
Lubrication with substances other than oil or grease
Official title: Lubrication with substances other than oil or grease; Lubrication characterised by the use of particular lubricants in particular apparatus or conditions (F16N17/00 takes precedence; lubricating compositions, selection of particular substances as lubricants in general C10M)
F16N15/00 (Lubrication with substances other than oil or grease) appears on 180 US grants and 125 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16N- Granted patents
- 180
- Published applications
- 125
- Assignees
- 153
- Inventors
- 394
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 4 |
| 2002 | 6 | 9 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 |
| 2004 | 3 | 8 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 11 |
| 2009 | 4 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 4 | 5 |
| 2012 | 4 | 3 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 | 6 |
| 2016 | 4 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 9 |
| 2019 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020 | 6 | 10 |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 |
| 2022 | 7 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Chainsaw and lubrication system for chainsaw guide bar28 Jul 2026US 12,691,603 B2Techtronic Cordless GP
- Rotating shaft apparatus, support system, and foldable-screen device16 Jun 2026US 12,660,108 B2Honor Device Co., Ltd.
- Case for storing and lubricating drill bits2 Jun 2026US 12,642,349 B1
- Induced formation of solid lubricant9 Dec 2025US 12,492,353 B2Tribonex AB
- System and method for reducing friction, torque and drag in artificial lift systems used in oil and gas production wells22 Jul 2025US 12,366,325 B2American Well Technology Holdings, LLC
- Rotating shaft apparatus, support system, and foldable-screen device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0282255 A1Honor Device Co., Ltd.
- Systems and methods for achieving low-resistivity of dry-film lubricated surfaces25 Jun 2026US 2026/0176544 A1
- System and method for reducing friction, torque and drag in artificial lift systems used in oil and gas production wells16 Oct 2025US 2025/0320962 A1American Well Technology Holdings, LLC
- System and method for reducing friction, torque and drag in artificial lift systems used in oil and gas production wells21 Aug 2025US 2025/0263618 A1American Well Technology Holdings, LLC
- Machinery for forming smoking articles of cannabis compositions27 Mar 2025US 2025/0098732 A1Hexo Operations Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Composite microsphere and lubricant mixture106US 5,549,743 AGenesis Composites, L.C. · 1996
- Composite microsphere and lubricant mixture90US 5,421,874 AGenesis Composites, L.C. · 1995
- Composite microsphere and lubricant mixture88US 5,626,657 ANIKE, Inc. · 1997
- Anti-friction coating composition containing solid lubricants81US 5,482,637 AFord Motor Company · 1996
- Thermoset polymer/solid lubricant coating system68US 5,363,821 AFord Motor Company · 1994