F16D 71/00
Mechanisms for bringing members to rest in a predetermined position
Official title: Mechanisms for bringing members to rest in a predetermined position (combined with or controlling clutches F16D43/26; means for initiating operation of brakes at a predetermined position F16D65/14; means for securing members after operation F16B1/02)
F16D71/00 (Mechanisms for bringing members to rest in a predetermined position) appears on 47 US grants and 46 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16D- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Assignees
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- Inventors
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- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Camera support system having lockable dampers11 Aug 2026US 12,704,769 B2Leadsonline, LLC
- Proprotor lockout systems for tiltrotor aircraft17 Feb 2026US 12,552,528 B2Textron Innovations Inc.
- Roller wrench28 Jan 2025US 12,208,493 B2Kabo Tool Company
- Anti-torsion device for a solar tracker with a rotation axis, and solar tracker comprising said anti-torsion device20 Aug 2024US 12,068,716 B2Nclave Renewable, S.L.
- Brake device and method for controlling the brake device28 May 2024US 11,994,185 B2Stabilus GmbH
- Proprotor Lockout Systems for Tiltrotor Aircraft21 May 2026US 2026/0138741 A1Textron Innovations Inc.
- Method for operating a pivot drive and pivot drive18 Dec 2025US 2025/0381637 A1Weiss GmbH
- Proprotor Lockout Systems for Tiltrotor Aircraft7 Aug 2025US 2025/0250005 A1Textron Innovations Inc.
- Camera support system having lockable dampers17 Jul 2025US 2025/0231467 A1Forensic Technology (Canada) Inc.
- Proprotor Lockout Systems for Tiltrotor Aircraft21 Dec 2023US 2023/0406492 A1Textron Innovations Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automatically interlockable hinge21US 4,152,810 ASalanon S.A. · 1979
- Limit switch mechanism for garage door opener14US 5,299,678 AThe Chamberlain Group, Inc. · 1994
- Brake control system for suspensions7US 10,767,811 B2Stryker Corporation · 2020
- Electromechanical device for stopping a shaft in at least one position7US 5,070,266 ATeldix GmbH · 1991
- Door component comprising a controllable damper device6US 10,480,237 B2INVENTUS Engineering GmbH · 2019