F16F 15/28
Counterweights, i.e. additional weights counterbalancing inertia forces induced by the reciprocating movement
Official title: Counterweights, {i.e. additional weights counterbalancing inertia forces induced by the reciprocating movement of masses in the system, e.g. of pistons attached to an engine crankshaft (rotating balancer shafts F16F15/264; correcting-weights for balancing rotating bodies F16F15/32)}; Attaching or mounting same
F16F15/28 (Counterweights, i.e. additional weights counterbalancing inertia forces induced by the reciprocating movement) appears on 206 US grants and 165 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Granted patents
Recent patents
- Laundry treating apparatus25 Aug 2026US 12,716,168 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Reciprocating tool having offset spur gear and counterweighting assembly11 Nov 2025US 12,466,048 B2Black & Decker Inc.
- Gravitational torque amplifier apparatus and method1 Jul 2025US 12,345,309 B1
- Counterweight assembly and method of manufacturing the same27 May 2025US 12,312,730 B2SSW Advanced Technologies, LLC
- Umbrella base filled with a counterweight29 Oct 2024US 12,129,676 B2Tempo Manufacturing LLC
- Damper assembly for traffic luminaires and traffic signals3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258929 A1
- Damper assembly for traffic luminaires and traffic signals3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258930 A1
- Gravity compensation device4 Dec 2025US 2025/0369499 A1Precitrame Machines SA
- Counterweight assembly, piping system, and air conditioner23 Oct 2025US 2025/0327587 A1Gd Midea Heating & Ventilating Equipment Co., Ltd.
- Reciprocating tool having offset spur gear and counterweighting assembly3 Jul 2025US 2025/0214220 A1Black & Decker Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Reciprocating saw having compact configuration and independent stability69US 6,568,089 B1Porter-Cable/Delta · 2003
- Counterbalanced reciprocating mechanism60US 5,079,844 AMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation · 1992
- Means and method to counterbalance the weight of a body54US 4,768,762 A1988
- Scroll compressor with balance weight movably attached to swing link48US 4,838,773 ASanyo Electric Co., Ltd. · 1989
- Bearing structure for a reciprocating shaft in a reciprocating saw43US 6,810,589 B2Porter-Cable/Delta · 2004