F16C 11/12
Incorporating flexible connections
Official title: incorporating flexible connections, e.g. leaf springs
F16C11/12 (Incorporating flexible connections) appears on 322 US grants and 297 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16C- Granted patents
- 322
- Published applications
- 297
- Assignees
- 249
- Inventors
- 716
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2025 | 17 | 14 |
| 2026 | 13 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Damping mechanism and terminal29 Sep 2026US 12,750,437 B2Honor Device Co., Ltd.
- Form converting mechanism and display apparatus8 Sep 2026US 12,729,714 B2Shenzhen Skyworth-Rgb Electronic Co., Ltd.
- Out of plane inter-stage connection in flexure mechanisms25 Aug 2026US 12,716,449 B2The Regents of the University of Michigan
- Camera support system having lockable dampers11 Aug 2026US 12,704,769 B2Leadsonline, LLC
- Hinge structure and terminal device9 Jun 2026US 12,650,144 B2Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc.
- Folding Mechanism and Display Device3 Sep 2026US 2026/0262182 A1Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd.
- Monolithic pivot bearing6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226939 A1Raytheon Company
- Elastic element, rotating mechanism, and electronic device23 Jul 2026US 2026/0214154 A1Honor Device Co., Ltd.
- Rotary joint arrangement and positioning device comprising the rotary joint arrangement and a linear guide device2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185556 A1Schneeberger Holding AG
- Measuring head, and rocking fulcrum member used therein25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177126 A1Tokyo Seimitsu Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods and apparatus for vertebral body distraction and fusion employing flexure members192US 8,523,944 B2SpineX Tec, LLC · 2013
- Snap hinge of plastic material108US 4,403,712 A1983
- Flexure hinge94US 4,559,717 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Commerce · 1985
- Method of manufacture for semiconductor accelerometer86US 4,706,374 ANissan Motor Co., Ltd. · 1987
- Plastic joint for articulating two components84US 5,445,471 AEuWe Eugen Wexler GmbH · 1995