F15B 11/12
Providing distinct intermediate positions
Official title: providing distinct intermediate positions; with step-by-step action
F15B11/12 (Providing distinct intermediate positions) appears on 171 US grants and 107 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F15B- Granted patents
- 171
- Published applications
- 107
- Assignees
- 145
- Inventors
- 309
- Latest grant
- 17 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 1 |
| 2002 | 7 | 5 |
| 2003 | 5 | 6 |
| 2004 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 6 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 5 |
| 2014 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 1 | 8 |
| 2016 | 3 | 7 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 9 | 4 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 |
| 2020 | 5 | 10 |
| 2021 | 9 | 7 |
| 2022 | 9 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Pneumatic stepper motor and device comprising at least one such pneumatic stepper motor17 Mar 2026US 12,577,964 B2Machnet SG PTE. LTD.
- Hydraulic isolation cylinder-based system24 Feb 2026US 12,560,182 B1SRI Energy, Inc.
- Three-position control device and three-position control method6 Jan 2026US 12,516,684 B2Tokyo Seimitsu Co., Ltd.
- Valve manifold, valve and actuator assembly14 Oct 2025US 12,442,394 B2Asco, L. P.
- Pneumatic fare gate12 Nov 2024US 12,139,953 B2San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
- Hydraulic Isolation Cylinder-Based System6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226921 A1SRI Energy, Inc.
- A gearshift arrangement and a vehicle22 Jan 2026US 2026/0022767 A1Volvo Truck Corporation
- Three-position control device and three-position control method2 Oct 2025US 2025/0305521 A1Tokyo Seimitsu Co., Ltd.
- Gripper, rock drilling unit and method14 Nov 2024US 2024/0376781 A1Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy
- Valve Manifold, Valve and Actuator Assembly5 Sep 2024US 2024/0295228 A1Asco, L. P.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hydraulic digital stepper actuator135US 4,434,704 AHalliburton Company · 1984
- Digital positioner for remote actuation of a control valve103US 4,072,087 ACaterpillar Tractor Co. · 1978
- Specialized actuators driven by oscillatory transducers85US 6,069,420 AOmnific International, Ltd. · 2000
- Hydraulically operated fluid metering apparatus for use in a subterranean well, and associated methods60US 6,585,051 B2Welldynamics, Inc. · 2003
- Actuators, motors and wheelless autonomous robots using vibratory transducer drivers56US 5,770,913 AOmnific International, Ltd. · 1998