F15B 15/262
Using friction
Official title: {using friction, e.g. brake pads}
F15B15/262 (Using friction) appears on 159 US grants and 99 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F15B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 99
- Assignees
- 114
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- Latest grant
- 19 May 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Linear actuator19 May 2026US 12,630,285 B2Goodrich Actuation Systems Limited
- Track tensioning system28 Apr 2026US 12,612,125 B2The Dynamic Engineering Solution Pty Ltd
- Hub assembly having a pitch lock system25 Nov 2025US 12,480,414 B2GE Avio S. r. l.
- Self-locking fluidic clamping device18 Nov 2025US 12,473,935 B2
- Pneumatic operation and self-alignment of linear actuator11 Nov 2025US 12,467,484 B2Liftwave, Inc.
- Module forming a mechanical actuator of the muscle or fluidic bladder type, corresponding system and method of use2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185547 A1
- Hub assembly having a ptich lock system19 Mar 2026US 2026/0078681 A1GE Avio S. r. l.
- Locking sleeve for an actuator15 Jan 2026US 2026/0016028 A1Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH
- Linear actuating device and associated aircraft rotor test bench13 Nov 2025US 2025/0346368 A1Airbus Helicopters
- Linear actuator25 Sep 2025US 2025/0296677 A1Goodrich Actuation Systems Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fluid apparatus43US 4,932,311 ADaihatsu Diesel Mfg. Co., Ltd. · 1990
- Locking device for hydraulic actuator31US 4,185,539 A1980
- Actuator28US 4,442,928 AThe Bendix Corporation · 1984
- Locking system for boat water-lifts27US 5,275,505 AWaterfront Construction, Inc. · 1994
- Lock for a thrust reverser mechanism, a thrust reverser mechanism, and a thrust reverser27US 5,280,704 ALucas Industries public limited company · 1994