F16N 7/30
The oil being fed or carried along by another fluid
Official title: the oil being fed or carried along by another fluid (in internal- combustion engines F02F)
F16N7/30 (The oil being fed or carried along by another fluid) appears on 375 US grants and 239 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16N- Granted patents
- 375
- Published applications
- 239
- Assignees
- 255
- Inventors
- 676
- Latest grant
- 10 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 3 |
| 2002 | 7 | 11 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 |
| 2005 | 4 | 6 |
| 2006 | 2 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3 | 8 |
| 2010 | 1 | 8 |
| 2011 | 5 | 11 |
| 2012 | 5 | 16 |
| 2013 | 9 | 7 |
| 2014 | 11 | 12 |
| 2015 | 9 | 10 |
| 2016 | 6 | 12 |
| 2017 | 7 | 13 |
| 2018 | 8 | 12 |
| 2019 | 16 | 16 |
| 2020 | 17 | 17 |
| 2021 | 8 | 11 |
| 2022 | 10 | 12 |
| 2023 | 18 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 13 |
| 2025 | 7 | 6 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Oil nozzle for bearing chamber10 Mar 2026US 12,571,330 B2Rtx Corporation
- Smart oil spray adapter24 Feb 2026US 12,558,447 B2Aesculap AG
- Narrow point electrostatic spray nozzle assembly and lubricant dispensing system17 Feb 2026US 12,551,909 B2Spraying Systems Co.
- Dental handpiece oiling machine16 Dec 2025US 12,498,085 B2Beyes Dental Canada Inc.
- Compositions, system and methods for introducing POE lubricant into an electric (HEV, PHEV, EV) automotive air-conditioning/heating system or stationary air-conditioning/heating system or stationary refrigeration system using lower or low GWP refrigerant or refrigerant blends14 Oct 2025US 12,441,949 B2The Chemours Company Fc, LLC
- Chain lubrication tool with fluid recovery feature2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185658 A1
- Oil wetting device for lubricating motor vehicle components, lubrication device for transmission components and transmission component of a vehicle15 Jan 2026US 2026/0016081 A1
- Device for dispensing active ingredients or conveyable substances in a targeted, controllable, and regulatable manner using a gas generating cell25 Sep 2025US 2025/0297705 A1Simatec AG
- Dental handpiece oiling machine31 Jul 2025US 2025/0243974 A1Beyes Dental Canada Inc.
- Connection device3 Jul 2025US 2025/0219339 A1Nsk Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Emergency oil/mist system289US 4,284,174 AAvco Corporation · 1981
- System for lubricating a syringe barrel272US 5,456,940 AMiniMed Inc. · 1995
- Tool and workplace lubrication system having a modified air line lubricator to create and to start the delivery of a uniformly flowing pressurized air flow with oil, to deliver the oil continuously and uniformly where a metal part is being formed106US 5,086,878 A1992
- Compensator for earth boring bits104US 4,727,942 AHughes Tool Company · 1988
- Airline vapor trap65US 4,487,618 ALa-Man Corporation · 1984