F16F 1/187
Shaped into an open profile, i.e. c- or u-shaped
Official title: {shaped into an open profile, i.e. C- or U-shaped}
F16F1/187 (Shaped into an open profile, i.e. c- or u-shaped) appears on 36 US grants and 36 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16F- Granted patents
- 36
- Published applications
- 36
- Assignees
- 32
- Inventors
- 109
- Latest grant
- 30 Dec 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 5 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Seal with radial cut torus spring30 Dec 2025US 12,510,159 B2Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation
- Brake pad assembly for a bicycle and method for assembling a brake pad assembly for a bicycle15 Oct 2024US 12,116,078 B2Nucap Industries Inc.
- Dual leaf spring pressure plate for a flow battery stack25 Jun 2024US 12,021,285 B2Lockheed Martin Energy, LLC
- Bearing for steering assembly31 Oct 2023US 11,802,588 B2Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Rencol Limited
- Clamp and clamp-equipped wire harness10 Oct 2023US 11,780,387 B2Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.
- Electric mobility vehicle30 Apr 2026US 2026/0115062 A1WHILL, Inc.
- Hybrid steel-shape memory alloy energy dissipation system10 Jul 2025US 2025/0224016 A1Texas State University
- Spring element18 Apr 2024US 2024/0125369 A1Valeo India Private Limited
- Dual leaf spring pressure plate for a flow battery stack9 Nov 2023US 2023/0361333 A1Lockheed Martin Energy, LLC
- Dual leaf spring pressure plate for a flow battery stack27 Jul 2023US 2023/0238560 A1Lockheed Martin Energy, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Leaf spring for motor vehicles21US 9,217,482 B2Muhr und Bender KG · 2015
- Localized impact energy absorbers16US 8,485,588 B1GM Global Technology Operations LLC · 2013
- Spring involving the hydrostatic compression of an elastomer13US 4,172,590 ASociete d'Exploitation des Ressorts Auto-Amortisseurs Jarret · 1979
- Wheel suspension of a motorcycle13US 4,972,920 A1990
- High temperature seal assembly10US 9,169,930 B2Metallic Hi Temperature Seal Systems, LLC. · 2015