F16N 3/12
Grease guns
F16N3/12 (Grease guns) appears on 142 US grants and 138 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16N- Granted patents
- 142
- Published applications
- 138
- Assignees
- 63
- Inventors
- 249
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 8 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 |
| 2006 | 2 | 10 |
| 2007 | 5 | 4 |
| 2008 | 5 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 7 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 5 | 9 |
| 2013 | 2 | 6 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 4 | 6 |
| 2016 | 5 | 3 |
| 2017 | 5 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 | 11 |
| 2019 | 8 | 13 |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 |
| 2021 | 6 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 |
| 2025 | 8 | 6 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Grease filling apparatus for manual grease gun25 Aug 2026US 12,716,548 B2
- Dispensing system to apply grease to a lens holder and method thereof10 Feb 2026US 12,546,440 B1E-Con Systems India Private Limited
- Lubricant atomizing device for grease guns23 Dec 2025US 12,504,119 B1King Cho Machinery Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Connector of grease gun28 Oct 2025US 12,455,042 B2King Cho Machinery Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Battery-type grease gun capable of being loaded with various grease cartridges2 Sep 2025US 12,404,971 B2Jingyan Mechanical & Electrical Tools Co., Ltd, Jinhua
- Grease gun including canister level sensing17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276143 A1
- Grease gun including a relief valve and pressure monitoring16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202013 A1
- Electric-powered lubricator2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185656 A1Makita Corporation
- Grease Filling Apparatus For Manual Grease Gun18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168618 A1
- Device, system and method for dispensing lubricant6 Nov 2025US 2025/0341278 A1Gb IP Holdings Pty Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hand-held battery-powered grease gun66US 4,257,540 AMcNeil Corporation · 1981
- Dual mode grease gun64US 4,664,298 AStewart-Warner Corporation · 1987
- In-line air-bleed valve for hand-operated grease guns45US 4,946,077 A1990
- Grease gun44US 4,077,494 AParker-Hannifin Corporation · 1978
- Dual mode pistol-grip grease gun40US 5,277,339 AAlemite Corporation · 1994