F16F 9/084
Comprising a gas spring contained within a flexible wall, the wall not
Official title: comprising a gas spring contained within a flexible wall, the wall not being in contact with the damping fluid, i.e. mounted externally on the damper cylinder
F16F9/084 (Comprising a gas spring contained within a flexible wall, the wall not) appears on 121 US grants and 63 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16F- Granted patents
- 121
- Published applications
- 63
- Assignees
- 59
- Inventors
- 175
- Latest grant
- 17 Mar 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Air spring damper for vehicle suspension92US 4,934,667 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1990
- Spring leg which has a load proportionally limited damping, consisting of an air suspension and a telescopic shock absorber for motor vehicle71US 4,325,541 AAutoipari Kutato Intezet · 1982
- Suspension system for bicycles64US 6,938,887 B2Dt Swiss Inc. · 2005
- Pneumatic spring and strut assembly54US 4,555,096 AFord Motor Company · 1985
- Dual chamber air spring49US 4,629,170 AThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company · 1986