F16F 1/121
Adjustable
Official title: {adjustable, e.g. to modify spring characteristics}
F16F1/121 (Adjustable) appears on 147 US grants and 181 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16F- Granted patents
- 147
- Published applications
- 181
- Assignees
- 101
- Inventors
- 249
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 | 6 |
| 2011 | 3 | 9 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 7 |
| 2014 | 8 | 13 |
| 2015 | 13 | 9 |
| 2016 | 7 | 18 |
| 2017 | 12 | 10 |
| 2018 | 8 | 10 |
| 2019 | 11 | 13 |
| 2020 | 15 | 18 |
| 2021 | 9 | 17 |
| 2022 | 15 | 12 |
| 2023 | 9 | 7 |
| 2024 | 15 | 8 |
| 2025 | 9 | 8 |
| 2026 | 3 | 6 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Quick release fastening device and assembly of quick release fastening device and outer tube8 Sep 2026US 12,729,705 B2
- Adjustment assembly for compensating a length variation of a spring element and wheel suspension assembly for a vehicle2 Jun 2026US 12,643,363 B2Volvo Car Corporation
- Vehicle damper extension21 Apr 2026US 12,605,981 B2Öhlins USA Inc.
- Adjustable shock adapter4 Nov 2025US 12,459,326 B2Shock Therapy Suspension, Inc.
- Surgical system instrument sterile adapter28 Oct 2025US 12,453,611 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Device for setting the prestressing force of a spring1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298304 A1Walter Stauffenberg GmbH & Co. KG
- Hybrid bellows for a height adjustment device of a vehicle20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241766 A1Vibracoustic SE
- Vehicle damper extension6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225420 A1Öhlins USA Inc.
- Vehicle hydraulic system and vehicle height adjustment device including the vehicle hydraulic system30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217080 A1Astemo, Ltd.
- Equipment synchronization apparatuses with variable breakaway pressures29 Jan 2026US 2026/0028196 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical system instrument sterile adapter1,479US 9,096,033 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2015
- Surgical system sterile drape473US 8,746,252 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2014
- Methods and apparatus for selective spring pre-load adjustment121US 9,682,604 B2Fox Factory, Inc. · 2017
- Surgical system instrument manipulator113US 10,918,449 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2021
- Methods and apparatus for selective spring pre-load adjustment111US 9,140,325 B2Fox Factory, Inc. · 2015