NSK Ltd. Patent Application Trends in 2025

NSK Ltd. patent applications in 2025

Top 10 Technology Areas

• F16H25/24 (Elements essential to such mechanisms, e.g. screws, nuts ()
  • Count: 3 patents
  • Example: 20250075778. BALL SCREW DEVICE (NSK LTD.)
• F16C19/06 (SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS)
  • Count: 2 patents
  • Example: 20250020166. RETAINER (NSK LTD.)
• F16C33/581 (SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS)
  • Count: 2 patents
  • Example: 20250075778. BALL SCREW DEVICE (NSK LTD.)
• F16H25/2223 (with balls, rollers, or similar members between the co-operating parts; Elements essential to the use of such members)
  • Count: 2 patents
  • Example: 20250075778. BALL SCREW DEVICE (NSK LTD.)
• G01L3/102 ({involving magnetostrictive means (magnetostrictive sensors)
  • Count: 2 patents
  • Example: 20250123166. MAGNETOSTRICTIVE TORQUE SENSOR (NSK Ltd.)
• B21D53/10 (WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL (working or processing of wire)
  • Count: 2 patents
  • Example: 20250010355. METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RING MEMBER FOR BEARING, AND MOLD FOR INVERSION WORKING (NSK Ltd.)
• F16C33/62 (SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20250003449. ROLLING BEARING (NSK LTD.)
• F16C33/32 (SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20250003449. ROLLING BEARING (NSK LTD.)
• F16C33/66 (SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20250003449. ROLLING BEARING (NSK LTD.)
• F16C2202/04 (SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20250003449. ROLLING BEARING (NSK LTD.)

Emerging Technology Areas

• F16C19/48 (SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20250012326. ROLLER BEARING FOR SUPPORTING WHEEL (NSK Ltd.)
• F16C33/586 (SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20250012326. ROLLER BEARING FOR SUPPORTING WHEEL (NSK Ltd.)
• F16C19/181 (SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20250012322. ANGULAR BALL BEARING CAGE AND ANGULAR BALL BEARING (NSK Ltd.)
• F16C33/38 (SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20250012322. ANGULAR BALL BEARING CAGE AND ANGULAR BALL BEARING (NSK Ltd.)
• B21D26/033 (Deforming tubular bodies (corrugating tubes by applying fluid pressure)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20250122926. BALL SCREW DEVICE, MACHINE COMPONENT MANUFACTURING METHOD, MACHINE MANUFACTURING METHOD, VEHICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD, MACHINE COMPONENT, MACHINE, VEHICLE, HYDRAULIC FORMING METHOD, AND HYDRAULIC FORMING DIE (NSK LTD.)
• F16H25/2204 (with balls, rollers, or similar members between the co-operating parts; Elements essential to the use of such members)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20250122926. BALL SCREW DEVICE, MACHINE COMPONENT MANUFACTURING METHOD, MACHINE MANUFACTURING METHOD, VEHICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD, MACHINE COMPONENT, MACHINE, VEHICLE, HYDRAULIC FORMING METHOD, AND HYDRAULIC FORMING DIE (NSK LTD.)
• F16H2200/2082 (GEARING)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20250084901. POWER TRANSMISSION PATH SWITCHING DEVICE AND TWO-SPEED TRANSMISSION (NSK Ltd.)
• F16H2200/2066 (GEARING)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20250084901. POWER TRANSMISSION PATH SWITCHING DEVICE AND TWO-SPEED TRANSMISSION (NSK Ltd.)
• F16H2200/2033 (GEARING)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20250084901. POWER TRANSMISSION PATH SWITCHING DEVICE AND TWO-SPEED TRANSMISSION (NSK Ltd.)
• F16H2200/2005 (GEARING)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20250084901. POWER TRANSMISSION PATH SWITCHING DEVICE AND TWO-SPEED TRANSMISSION (NSK Ltd.)

Top Inventors

• Nobuyuki HAGIWARA (4 patents)
• Takatsune ONOZAWA (2 patents)
• Akitoshi FUJIMORI (2 patents)
• Seigou URAKAMI (2 patents)
• Kota FUKUDA (2 patents)
• Kenji TEZUKA (2 patents)
• Tomoki KAWANO (1 patent)
• Yujiro TODA (1 patent)
• Yasuyuki SHIMIZU (1 patent)
• Koji UEDA (1 patent)

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NSK Ltd. Inventor States 2025 - Up to April 2025