F16N 31/02
Oil catchers
Official title: Oil catchers; Oil wipers (oil-scraping rings for pistons F16J9/20 {; cleaning means for indicating or measuring dip members, e.g. dipstick wipers G01F23/045})
F16N31/02 (Oil catchers) appears on 55 US grants and 53 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16N- Granted patents
- 55
- Published applications
- 53
- Assignees
- 43
- Inventors
- 122
- Latest grant
- 30 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 5 |
| 2017 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 6 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 8 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Device having tunnel portion and catch tank portion30 Jun 2026US 12,671,300 B2JATCO Ltd
- Rotor balance ring and oil flinger12 May 2026US 12,627,199 B2BorgWarner Inc.
- Cup and seal system for trailer brakes9 Dec 2025US 12,492,782 B2
- Oil and waste spillage containment22 Oct 2024US 12,121,941 B2Getty Box Gizmo LLC
- Grease trap system2 Jul 2024US 12,025,268 B2
- Chain lubrication tool with fluid recovery feature2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185658 A1
- Component11 Jul 2024US 2024/0235331 A9JATCO Ltd
- Component25 Apr 2024US 2024/0136891 A1JATCO Ltd
- Gearbox assembly with lubricant extraction volume ratio28 Dec 2023US 2023/0417185 A1GE Avio S. r. l.
- Oil and waste spillage containment19 Oct 2023US 2023/0330722 A1Getty Box Gizmo LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Oil pan and windage tray for high performance engines41US 4,519,348 A1985
- Turbine engine transmission gutter13US 9,404,381 B2United Technologies Corporation · 2016
- Lubricating system for power transmitting apparatus11US 4,175,643 ARockwell International Corporation · 1979
- Lubricant wiper9US 4,057,126 AThe Falk Corporation · 1977
- Traction motor bearing lubrication assembly8US 3,940,189 A1976