F15B 11/18
Used in combination for obtaining stepwise operation of a single controlled member
Official title: used in combination for obtaining stepwise operation of a single controlled member
F15B11/18 (Used in combination for obtaining stepwise operation of a single controlled member) appears on 39 US grants and 33 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F15B- Granted patents
- 39
- Published applications
- 33
- Assignees
- 28
- Inventors
- 58
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2010 | 0 | 2 |
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| 2017 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 | 5 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Additively manufactured hydraulic valve components8 Sep 2026US 12,729,772 B2Caterpillar Inc.
- Pneumatic stepper motor and device comprising at least one such pneumatic stepper motor17 Mar 2026US 12,577,964 B2Machnet SG PTE. LTD.
- Hydraulic system, method, and integrated valve block of slewing mechanism6 Jan 2026US 12,516,685 B2Shandong University
- Artificial muscle assemblies comprising a reinforced housing1 Apr 2025US 12,264,691 B2Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Discretized valve state control for multi-level hydraulic systems4 Feb 2025US 12,215,719 B2Boston Dynamics, Inc.
- Module forming a mechanical actuator of the muscle or fluidic bladder type, corresponding system and method of use2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185547 A1
- Hydraulic system, method, and integrated valve block of slewing mechanism1 May 2025US 2025/0137476 A1Shandong University
- Pneumatic stepper motor and device comprising at least one such pneumatic stepper motor9 May 2024US 2024/0151249 A1Machnet SG PTE. LTD.
- Hydraulic actuator with no friction and zero leakage, and its drive system22 Feb 2024US 2024/0060516 A1Shandong University
- Discretized valve state control for multi-level hydraulic systems25 Jan 2024US 2024/0026905 A1Boston Dynamics, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Specialized actuators driven by oscillatory transducers85US 6,069,420 AOmnific International, Ltd. · 2000
- Actuators, motors and wheelless autonomous robots using vibratory transducer drivers56US 5,770,913 AOmnific International, Ltd. · 1998
- Actuating mechanism28US 3,935,795 APneumeric Corporation · 1976
- Inchworm type of actuator15US 5,662,020 AHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1997
- Piston-cylinder assembly14US 4,526,086 ADavy-Loewy Limited · 1985