F16F 15/32
Correcting- or balancing-weights or equivalent means for balancing rotating bodies
Official title: Correcting- or balancing-weights or equivalent means for balancing rotating bodies, e.g. vehicle wheels {(suppression of vibrations in rotating systems by using freely rotating masses F16F15/14; compensation of inertia forces F16F15/22; compensating imbalance for testing purposes G01M1/30)}
F16F15/32 (Correcting- or balancing-weights or equivalent means for balancing rotating bodies) appears on 738 US grants and 553 published applications in this corpus.
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| 2026 | 4 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Apparatus for stabilization of an instrumentation platform27 Jan 2026US 12,535,121 B2Vale S.A.
- In situ balancing mass(es) for aircraft powerplant11 Nov 2025US 12,467,365 B1Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
- Balance weight pressure-bonding device and balance weight pressure-bonding method24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287042 A1
- Balancing device for a rotor13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235031 A1Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG
- Wheel Weight Applicator Assemblies13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235188 A1Android Industries LLC
- Weight device for a washing machine with a dilatation device6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226959 A1Armeton International Dmcc
- Power tool2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183896 A1Jiangsu Dongcheng M&E Tools Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for adjusting rotation balance of disk and device for the same77US 5,811,678 AInternational Business Machines Corporation · 1998
- Balancing apparatus and method for high speed hard disk drive spindles73US 6,356,409 B1International Business Machines Corporation · 2002
- Balancing system for a disc drive disc assembly63US 5,555,144 ASeagate Technology LLC · 1996
- Damping system for vibrating members59US 5,820,348 A1998
- Dynamic rotational counterbalance structure53US 4,674,356 A1987