Method for ascertaining a motor constant, a fault state and/or wear state, as well as a contact point, control unit, friction brake
US-2025354591-A1 · Nov 20, 2025 · US
directly sensing the position of braking members
directly sensing the position of braking members · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Engines, pumps, lighting, heating, and mechanical systems.
Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | F16D66/023 |
| Official title | {directly sensing the position of braking members} |
| Display label | directly sensing the position of braking members |
| Total patents | 62 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Brake control device and brake control method
US-12409817-B2 · Sep 9, 2025 · US
System and method for monitoring wear of braking frictional pad of motor vehicle
US-12313139-B2 · May 27, 2025 · US
Drum brake assembly and wear sensor device
US-2025146549-A1 · May 8, 2025 · US
System and method for monitoring wear of braking frictional pad of motor vehicle
US-12196282-B2 · Jan 14, 2025 · US
Brake-wear monitoring system
US-2024159288-A1 · May 16, 2024 · US
Sensing and analyzing brake wear data
US-11965568-B2 · Apr 23, 2024 · US
Brake system
US-11958459-B2 · Apr 16, 2024 · US
Method and device for determining the wear of a brake
US-2024052902-A1 · Feb 15, 2024 · US
Methods and apparatus to dynamically determine brake pad wear
US-2023375060-A1 · Nov 23, 2023 · US
Tool and method for measuring brake friction material
US-2023358288-A1 · Nov 9, 2023 · US
Thermal harvesting for vehicle brakes
US-2023287950-A1 · Sep 14, 2023 · US
Sensing and analyzing break wear data
US-2023287951-A1 · Sep 14, 2023 · US
Methods and apparatus to dynamically determine brake pad wear
US-11754135-B2 · Sep 12, 2023 · US
Brake assembly having a sensor unit
US-2023265902-A1 · Aug 24, 2023 · US
System and method for monitoring wear of braking frictional pad of motor vehicle
US-2022373051-A1 · Nov 24, 2022 · US
System and method for monitoring wear of braking frictional pad of motor vehicle
US-2022373050-A1 · Nov 24, 2022 · US
Method for detecting the clearance of a brake of a motor vehicle, controller, and brake having same
US-11447116-B2 · Sep 20, 2022 · US
Methods and apparatus to dynamically determine brake pad wear
US-2022260127-A1 · Aug 18, 2022 · US
Method for monitoring the relative positioning of two objects and corresponding system
US-11356830-B2 · Jun 7, 2022 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC F16D66/023?
- CPC F16D66/023 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “directly sensing the position of braking members.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC F16D66/023 (directly sensing the position of braking members)?
- Our database includes 62 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC F16D66/023 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 4 in 2024 vs 6 in 2025 (latest complete years).