F16N 7/385
Central lubrication systems
Official title: {Central lubrication systems}
F16N7/385 (Central lubrication systems) appears on 163 US grants and 146 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16N- Granted patents
- 163
- Published applications
- 146
- Assignees
- 118
- Inventors
- 333
- Latest grant
- 5 Aug 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 5 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 4 | 6 |
| 2014 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 |
| 2016 | 5 | 6 |
| 2017 | 9 | 12 |
| 2018 | 7 | 18 |
| 2019 | 6 | 13 |
| 2020 | 13 | 8 |
| 2021 | 15 | 9 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 8 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 | 11 |
| 2025 | 9 | 6 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Offset transfer case pump with lubrication distribution system5 Aug 2025US 12,377,804 B2Magna Powertrain of America, Inc.
- Lubricant distribution system with overfill protection29 Jul 2025US 12,372,202 B2Lincoln Industrial Corporation
- Lubricating system24 Jun 2025US 12,338,947 B2Skf Lubrication Systems Germany GmbH
- Lubricating tubes, systems, and methods13 May 2025US 12,297,957 B2Lubecon USA, LLC
- Lubricant metering device13 May 2025US 12,297,958 B2DROPSA S.p.A.
- De-aerator seal of oil system25 Jun 2026US 2026/0176981 A1Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
- Oil circulation system5 Mar 2026US 2026/0063244 A1Yantai Jereh Petroleum Equipment & Technologies Co., Ltd.
- System and method for supplying a lubrication point with lubricating oil27 Mar 2025US 2025/0101892 A1Voith Patent GmbH
- Lubricant distribution system with valve mount20 Mar 2025US 2025/0092989 A1
- Lubricant distribution system with overfill protection20 Mar 2025US 2025/0092991 A1Lincoln Industrial Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Lubricant applications to a hole61US 5,565,242 AThe Boeing Company · 1996
- Automatic lubrication control53US 5,381,874 ACaterpillar Inc. · 1995
- Supplemental oil system for engines51US 4,012,012 ALockheed Aircraft Corporation · 1977
- Feeding fasteners to a workpiece34US 5,588,554 AThe Boeing Company · 1996
- Automatic lubrication system33US 5,497,852 AMcNeil Corporation · 1996