B60G 17/08
Characteristics of fluid dampers
Official title: Characteristics of fluid dampers (adjusting fluid dampers in general F16F9/44 - F16F9/53)
B60G17/08 (Characteristics of fluid dampers) appears on 1,148 US grants and 1,209 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60G- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- 334
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- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Bicycle fork cartridge assembly255US 6,592,136 B2Fox Factory, Inc. · 2003
- Automotive suspension system with variable damping characteristics219US 4,696,489 ANissan Motor Co., Ltd. · 1987
- Enhanced computer optimized adaptive suspension system and method196US 6,502,837 B1Kenmar Company Trust · 2003
- Position dependent damper for a vehicle suspension system193US 8,801,017 B2Oshkosh Corporation · 2014
- Hydraulic dampers with pressure regulated control valve184US 6,978,872 B2Progressive Suspension, Inc. · 2005