F16F 1/371
Characterised by inserts or auxiliary extension or exterior elements
Official title: characterised by inserts or auxiliary extension {or exterior} elements, e.g. for rigidification (F16F1/387 takes precedence; {non-embedded reinforcing elements for flexibly-walled air springs F16F9/0436})
F16F1/371 (Characterised by inserts or auxiliary extension or exterior elements) appears on 227 US grants and 188 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16F- Granted patents
- 227
- Published applications
- 188
- Assignees
- 153
- Inventors
- 437
- Latest grant
- 28 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 7 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 5 |
| 2005 | 5 | 13 |
| 2006 | 3 | 9 |
| 2007 | 5 | 6 |
| 2008 | 2 | 6 |
| 2009 | 2 | 12 |
| 2010 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 | 7 |
| 2012 | 9 | 3 |
| 2013 | 6 | 10 |
| 2014 | 6 | 7 |
| 2015 | 7 | 14 |
| 2016 | 8 | 6 |
| 2017 | 11 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 | 12 |
| 2019 | 12 | 17 |
| 2020 | 9 | 8 |
| 2021 | 8 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 10 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 7 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 |
| 2026 | 4 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Helical tubular compression-spring28 Apr 2026US 12,612,951 B1
- Device for attenuating energy10 Mar 2026US 12,571,446 B2Accelerated Research LLC
- Device for absorbing and dissipating the energy of a dropped or thrown object3 Mar 2026US 12,564,750 B2
- Jounce bumper27 Jan 2026US 12,533,919 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Shock-absorbing buffer pad23 Sep 2025US 12,422,012 B2San Shiang Technology Co., Ltd.
- Frequency dampening mounting system9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192621 A1Vibracoustic USA, Inc.
- Dynamic damper11 Jun 2026US 2026/0160313 A1Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
- Tunable mass damper23 Apr 2026US 2026/0109189 A1
- Support Housing for Receiving Technical Equipment Items5 Mar 2026US 2026/0068073 A1
- Anti-vibration ring and motor assembly22 Jan 2026US 2026/0022755 A1Guangdong Welling Motor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of making polyester elastomer compression spring and resulting product106US 4,198,037 AMiner Enterprises, Inc. · 1980
- Vibration-damping structural member62US 5,087,491 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy · 1992
- Deformable structure for protection of vehicle occupants58US 5,997,077 AVolkswagen Aktiengesellschaft · 1999
- High strength, light weight structural composite and method of preparing same57US 5,139,845 AUtilities Products International Inc. · 1992
- Vibration damping units and vibration damped products52US 4,627,635 A1986