F16F 7/10
Vibration-dampers: using inertia effect
Official title: using inertia effect (F16F13/108, F16F13/22, F16F15/10, F16F15/22 take precedence; stabilising vehicle bodies by means of movable masses B62D37/04; protection of buildings against vibrations or shocks by mass dampers E04H9/0215; arrangements or devices for damping mechanical oscillations of power lines H02G7/14)
F16F7/10 (Vibration-dampers: using inertia effect) appears on 1,367 US grants and 1,237 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16F- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Assignees
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- Inventors
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- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 49 | 53 |
| 2025 | 53 | 36 |
| 2026 | 31 | 37 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F16F 7/104The inertia member being resiliently mounted753
- F16F 7/1005Characterised by active control of the mass394
- F16F 7/1028The inertia-producing means being a constituent part of the system which is89
- F16F 7/1022The linear oscillation movement being converted into a rotational movement of the76
- F16F 7/1034Of movement of a liquid70
Recent patents
- Hand-held electrically powered disc cutter with specific mass ratios15 Sep 2026US 12,734,727 B2Husqvarna AB
- Vehicle seat having a tuned mass damper15 Sep 2026US 12,734,944 B2Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Damper for a wind turbine25 Aug 2026US 12,716,461 B2Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
- Damped structure with internal lattice and vibration damper(s)18 Aug 2026US 12,710,082 B2Raytheon Company
- Systems and devices for absorbing vibrations and/or flexural waves acting upon a structure18 Aug 2026US 12,710,083 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Hand-Held Electrically Powered Work Tool with Air Leaking Out in a Slot Between the Battery and Battery Compartment24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284932 A1Husqvarna AB
- Damper assembly for traffic luminaires and traffic signals3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258851 A1
- Vibration absorber27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251198 A1
- Bush20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243323 A1Prospira Corporation
- Dual vibration resonance bracket20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243386 A1International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for actively adjusting and controlling a resonant mass-spring system126US 5,456,341 AMoog Inc. · 1995
- Semi-active shock absorber control system124US 6,732,033 B2Active Shock, Inc. · 2004
- Actuator for active vibration control121US 5,231,336 AHarman International Industries, Incorporated · 1993
- Method and apparatus for reducing vibration of a helicopter fuselage118US 4,819,182 AWestland plc · 1989
- Counterbalanced orbital drive mechanism for saws and the like106US 5,212,887 AS-B Power Tool Company · 1993