F16F 7/12
Vibration-dampers: using plastic deformation of members
Official title: using plastic deformation of members {(F16F9/30 takes precedence; yieldable means for mounting bumpers on vehicles B60R19/26; yieldable or collapsible steering columns B62D1/192)}
F16F7/12 (Vibration-dampers: using plastic deformation of members) appears on 1,155 US grants and 1,047 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16F- Granted patents
- 1,155
- Published applications
- 1,047
- Assignees
- 653
- Inventors
- 2,377
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 17 | 0 |
| 1996 | 18 | 0 |
| 1997 | 18 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 17 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29 | 0 |
| 2001 | 41 | 4 |
| 2002 | 30 | 21 |
| 2003 | 21 | 35 |
| 2004 | 27 | 46 |
| 2005 | 29 | 50 |
| 2006 | 21 | 38 |
| 2007 | 24 | 29 |
| 2008 | 28 | 32 |
| 2009 | 19 | 36 |
| 2010 | 22 | 26 |
| 2011 | 24 | 32 |
| 2012 | 23 | 38 |
| 2013 | 35 | 38 |
| 2014 | 34 | 56 |
| 2015 | 43 | 57 |
| 2016 | 50 | 59 |
| 2017 | 48 | 49 |
| 2018 | 40 | 71 |
| 2019 | 56 | 63 |
| 2020 | 60 | 65 |
| 2021 | 50 | 52 |
| 2022 | 54 | 38 |
| 2023 | 32 | 31 |
| 2024 | 32 | 41 |
| 2025 | 26 | 24 |
| 2026 | 28 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F16F 7/121The members having a cellular249
- F16F 7/123Deformation involving a bending action209
- F16F 7/125Units with a telescopic-like action as one member moves into, or out193
- F16F 7/128Characterised by the members105
- F16F 7/127By a blade element cutting or tearing into a quantity of material60
- F16F 7/124Characterised by their special construction from fibre-reinforced plastics54
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- Impact absorbing structure of automobile11 Aug 2026US 12,703,426 B2Nippon Steel Corporation
- Fabrication and design of composites with architected layers21 Jul 2026US 12,686,173 B2California Institute of Technology
- Methods of producing padding materials14 Jul 2026US 12,677,888 B2Purdue Research Foundation
- Door glass vibration-damping structure and vibration-damping stabilizer8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309201 A1Kinugawa Rubber Ind. Co., Ltd.
- Coupling device comprising rotation damping structure1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298293 A1Hitachi Energy Ltd
- Energy absorbing member1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298305 A1G-Tekt Corporation
- Energy Absorption Member with a Cone-Structure24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287037 A1
- Seismic bracing yield fuse24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287115 A1Masek, Mcmullin and Larsen, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Shock absorbing component and construction method281US 6,029,962 ARetama Technology Corporation · 2000
- Cushioning structure215US 5,518,802 A1996
- Shear action and compression energy absorber160US 4,352,484 AEnergy Absorption Systems, Inc. · 1982
- Cellular structures with fourteen-cornered cells126US 10,220,881 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC · 2019
- Tool string shock absorber122US 6,109,355 APES, Inc. · 2000