F16N 7/12
Arrangements for supplying oil or unspecified lubricant from a stationary reservoir or
Official title: with feed by capillary action, e.g. by wicks
F16N7/12 (Arrangements for supplying oil or unspecified lubricant from a stationary reservoir or) appears on 120 US grants and 46 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16N- Granted patents
- 120
- Published applications
- 46
- Assignees
- 67
- Inventors
- 191
- Latest grant
- 31 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 7 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 6 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Lubricating shuttle31 Mar 2026US 12,589,208 B2Sanofi Winthrop Industrie
- Containment device to house an oil wicking process to protect, clean or lubricate any metallic item or tool10 Mar 2026US 12,571,499 B2
- Oil application device26 Dec 2023US 11,852,296 B2Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Turbomolecular pump lubricant supply systems5 Sep 2023US 11,746,792 B2Edwards Limited
- Turbomolecular pump lubricant supply systems7 Sep 2021US 11,111,927 B2Edwards Limited
- Cleaning Structure for Payload Retrieval Apparatus6 Nov 2025US 2025/0340294 A1Wing Aviation LLC
- Containment device to house an oil wicking process to protect, clean or lubricate any metallic item or tool29 May 2025US 2025/0172241 A1
- A Lubricating Shuttle6 Feb 2025US 2025/0041523 A1Sanofi Winthrop Industrie
- A Lubricating Shuttle30 Jan 2025US 2025/0035261 A1
- A Lubricating Shuttle23 Jan 2025US 2025/0027605 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method for lubricating cables95US 4,749,059 AAmerican Polywater Corporation · 1988
- Intrinsically lubricated material compositions and products thereof66US 5,227,080 AIntegral Corporation · 1993
- Lubricant applications to a hole61US 5,565,242 AThe Boeing Company · 1996
- Linear guide means36US 5,547,285 ADeutsche Star GmbH · 1996
- Follow plate for cartridge for lubricant feeder35US D920,400 S1Lube Corporation · 2021 · Design