F16F 1/027
Planar
Official title: {Planar, e.g. in sheet form; leaf springs}
F16F1/027 (Planar) appears on 169 US grants and 211 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16F- Granted patents
- 169
- Published applications
- 211
- Assignees
- 164
- Inventors
- 442
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 4 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 4 | 8 |
| 2007 | 5 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 10 |
| 2011 | 4 | 8 |
| 2012 | 3 | 8 |
| 2013 | 10 | 6 |
| 2014 | 5 | 13 |
| 2015 | 8 | 6 |
| 2016 | 11 | 21 |
| 2017 | 10 | 12 |
| 2018 | 13 | 11 |
| 2019 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020 | 14 | 16 |
| 2021 | 8 | 13 |
| 2022 | 9 | 6 |
| 2023 | 11 | 13 |
| 2024 | 11 | 12 |
| 2025 | 11 | 6 |
| 2026 | 4 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Self-retaining spring for flat-wiping contacts21 Jul 2026US 12,687,209 B2IDEAL Industries, Inc.
- Damping force generation mechanism and pressure shock absorber26 May 2026US 12,638,061 B2Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
- Shock absorber21 Apr 2026US 12,607,243 B2Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
- Spring stabilizer system and lens stabilizing-focusing device using same10 Feb 2026US 12,547,014 B2Vista Innotech Limited
- Suspension for vehicle7 Oct 2025US 12,434,521 B2Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Compact torsional spring system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298302 A1Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Luminaire assembly and clamping element for luminaire assembly13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235279 A1Signify Holding B. V.
- Double-section spring element6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226986 A1Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG
- Pressure control valve for the open-loop or closed-loop control of a pressure of a fluid in a pilot pressure chamber, and vibration damper having such a pressure control valve23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210453 A1Solero Technologies Villingen GMBH
- Pressing spring device9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194118 A1NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Suspension assembly131US 4,991,045 AHutchinson Technology Incorporated · 1991
- Bearing support108US 4,872,767 AGeneral Electric Company · 1989
- Fluid bearing with compliant linkage for centering reciprocating bodies84US 5,525,845 ASunPower Corporation · 1996
- Portable electronic device77US 8,731,618 B2Apple Inc. · 2014
- Damped spring52US 4,905,972 AThe Secretary of State for Trade and Industry in Her Britannic Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland · 1990