F16F 13/04
Comprising both a plastics spring and a damper
Official title: comprising both a plastics spring and a damper, e.g. a friction damper
F16F13/04 (Comprising both a plastics spring and a damper) appears on 1,978 US grants and 1,292 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16F- Granted patents
- 1,978
- Published applications
- 1,292
- Assignees
- 396
- Inventors
- 2,225
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 15 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 57 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 29 | 0 |
| 1998 | 36 | 0 |
| 1999 | 56 | 0 |
| 2000 | 44 | 0 |
| 2001 | 42 | 19 |
| 2002 | 56 | 74 |
| 2003 | 68 | 63 |
| 2004 | 36 | 52 |
| 2005 | 18 | 45 |
| 2006 | 34 | 61 |
| 2007 | 38 | 48 |
| 2008 | 26 | 42 |
| 2009 | 19 | 58 |
| 2010 | 29 | 51 |
| 2011 | 29 | 37 |
| 2012 | 45 | 57 |
| 2013 | 38 | 48 |
| 2014 | 54 | 60 |
| 2015 | 48 | 55 |
| 2016 | 72 | 66 |
| 2017 | 61 | 64 |
| 2018 | 67 | 77 |
| 2019 | 78 | 90 |
| 2020 | 59 | 72 |
| 2021 | 47 | 41 |
| 2022 | 59 | 40 |
| 2023 | 36 | 32 |
| 2024 | 30 | 15 |
| 2025 | 25 | 17 |
| 2026 | 16 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Vibration attenuation via tailored metastructures6 Oct 2026US 12,753,821 B2Purdue Research Foundation
- Hydraulic mount1 Sep 2026US 12,722,471 B2Daeheung R&T Co., Ltd.
- Tri-adaptive apparatus for shock and vibration protection25 Aug 2026US 12,716,465 B2METAseismic, Inc.
- 3D printed viscoelastic dampers and methods of making18 Aug 2026US 12,710,087 B2UNM Rainforest Innovations
- Vibration damping device21 Jul 2026US 12,687,215 B2Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
- Liquid-sealed mount2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185580 A1Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
- Hydro bushing18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168553 A1Daeheung R&T Co., Ltd.
- Liquid filled vibration damping device and manufacturing method thereof18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168555 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Dynamic damper11 Jun 2026US 2026/0160313 A1Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
- Hydraulic mount23 Apr 2026US 2026/0110347 A1Hyundai Motor Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Magnetorheological fluid devices267US 5,284,330 ALord Corporation · 1994
- Magnetorheological fluid dampers244US 5,277,281 ALord Corporation · 1994
- Electroviscous liquid-filled suspension device and control damping device therefor122US 4,858,733 ABridgestone Corporation · 1989
- Vibration damping system for power unit112US 4,709,779 ANissan Motor Co., Ltd. · 1987
- Two-way magnetorheological fluid valve assembly and devices utilizing same106US 6,095,486 ALord Corporation · 2000