F16F 1/02
Made of steel or other material having low internal friction
Official title: made of steel or other material having low internal friction {(characterised by their special construction from fibre-reinforced plastics F16F1/366; spring units consisting of several springs F16F3/02; making springs from wire B21F35/00)}; Wound, torsion, leaf, cup, ring or the like springs, the material of the spring not being relevant
F16F1/02 (Made of steel or other material having low internal friction) appears on 2,800 US grants and 2,608 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16F- Granted patents
- 2,800
- Published applications
- 2,608
- Assignees
- 1,554
- Inventors
- 5,744
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 17 | 0 |
| 1977 | 19 | 0 |
| 1978 | 19 | 0 |
| 1979 | 11 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 14 | 0 |
| 1982 | 17 | 0 |
| 1983 | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 | 24 | 0 |
| 1985 | 26 | 0 |
| 1986 | 22 | 0 |
| 1987 | 32 | 0 |
| 1988 | 32 | 0 |
| 1989 | 40 | 0 |
| 1990 | 38 | 0 |
| 1991 | 29 | 0 |
| 1992 | 34 | 0 |
| 1993 | 50 | 0 |
| 1994 | 36 | 0 |
| 1995 | 38 | 0 |
| 1996 | 32 | 0 |
| 1997 | 40 | 0 |
| 1998 | 49 | 0 |
| 1999 | 42 | 0 |
| 2000 | 49 | 0 |
| 2001 | 59 | 13 |
| 2002 | 67 | 49 |
| 2003 | 40 | 56 |
| 2004 | 43 | 72 |
| 2005 | 32 | 62 |
| 2006 | 42 | 69 |
| 2007 | 40 | 74 |
| 2008 | 37 | 68 |
| 2009 | 36 | 60 |
| 2010 | 46 | 100 |
| 2011 | 41 | 98 |
| 2012 | 58 | 75 |
| 2013 | 81 | 95 |
| 2014 | 85 | 129 |
| 2015 | 95 | 141 |
| 2016 | 108 | 128 |
| 2017 | 117 | 144 |
| 2018 | 111 | 171 |
| 2019 | 125 | 174 |
| 2020 | 155 | 173 |
| 2021 | 136 | 144 |
| 2022 | 121 | 130 |
| 2023 | 124 | 110 |
| 2024 | 123 | 114 |
| 2025 | 88 | 96 |
| 2026 | 54 | 63 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F16F 1/04Wound springs1,379
- F16F 1/025Characterised by having a particular shape452
- F16F 1/18Leaf springs447
- F16F 1/32Belleville-type springs285
- F16F 1/14Torsion springs consisting of bars or tubes257
- F16F 1/021Characterised by their composition147
- F16F 1/024Covers or coatings therefor61
- F16F 1/34Ring springs, i.e. annular bodies deformed radially due to axial load36
Recent patents
- Spiral spring device6 Oct 2026US 12,753,818 B2Hayamizu Hatsujo Co., Ltd.
- Biased pawl ratcheting wrench29 Sep 2026US 12,746,643 B2Great Star Tools USA, Inc.
- Damper rod mount22 Sep 2026US 12,741,497 B2Prospira Corporation
- Wire rod and steel wire for high strength spring, and manufacturing method therefor22 Sep 2026US 12,742,220 B2Posco
- Spring assemblies with variable flexibility for use with push-cables and pipe inspection systems22 Sep 2026US 12,743,014 B2Seescan, Inc.
- Channel member, liquid discharge head, liquid discharge apparatus, and three-dimensional fabrication apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296008 A1
- Compact torsional spring system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298302 A1Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Coloured barrel spring1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298303 A1Nivarox-FAR S. A.
- Device for setting the prestressing force of a spring1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298304 A1Walter Stauffenberg GmbH & Co. KG
- Anti-static spiral spring for valve24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287035 A1Bray International, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical system instrument sterile adapter1,479US 9,096,033 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2015
- Automatic self-injection device555US 5,478,316 ABecton, Dickinson and Company · 1995
- Holding device for medical instruments490US 9,429,204 B2KARL STORZ GmbH&Co.KG · 2016
- Surgical system sterile drape473US 8,746,252 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2014
- Embolic coils with offset helical and twisted helical shapes376US 5,639,277 ATarget Therapeutics, Inc. · 1997