F16D 2121/32
Using shape memory or other thermo-mechanical elements
Official title: using shape memory {or other thermo-mechanical} elements
F16D2121/32 (Using shape memory or other thermo-mechanical elements) appears on 22 US grants and 23 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16D- Granted patents
- 22
- Published applications
- 23
- Assignees
- 19
- Inventors
- 71
- Latest grant
- 15 Jul 2025
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| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Locking system15 Jul 2025US 12,357,091 B2Accuride International, Inc.
- Locking arrangement for patient lift5 Nov 2024US 12,133,824 B2Arjo IP Holding Aktiebolag
- Tool apparatus and method29 Oct 2024US 12,128,514 B2Festool GmbH
- Vehicle brake system21 Feb 2023US 11,584,405 B2Faiveley Transport Amiens
- Actuator with restoring springs20 Sep 2022US 11,448,200 B2Universitat Des Saarlandes
- Tunable Lens with Actuator Brakes3 Sep 2026US 2026/0259401 A1Apple Inc.
- Braking device28 May 2026US 2026/0146656 A1Luxshare Intelligent Manufacture Technology (Changshu) Co., Ltd
- Emergency brake assembly for a motor-driven tool and method for operating an emergency brake assembly12 Feb 2026US 2026/0042180 A1Festool GmbH
- Method for Controlling Suspension System, Control System, and Suspension Control System29 Aug 2024US 2024/0286450 A1Robert Bosch GmbH
- Locking System23 May 2024US 2024/0164520 A1Accuride International, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hydraulic shape memory material stress to hydraulic pressure transducer99US 5,079,920 A1992
- Hydraulic shape memory alloy actuator43US 4,945,727 A1990
- Actuators and apparatus38US 6,515,382 B12003
- High power/weight ratio braking device based on shape memory material technology37US 8,087,498 B2Victhom Human Bionics Inc. · 2012
- Beam mounted friction pads for use in friction brakes and clutches20US 5,499,705 A1996