F16F 9/10
Springs, vibration-dampers, shock-absorbers, or similarly-constructed movement-dampers using a fluid or the equivalent
Official title: using liquid only; using a fluid of which the nature is immaterial
F16F9/10 (Springs, vibration-dampers, shock-absorbers, or similarly-constructed movement-dampers using a fluid or the equivalent) appears on 1,852 US grants and 1,877 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16F- Granted patents
- 1,852
- Published applications
- 1,877
- Assignees
- 694
- Inventors
- 2,848
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | 17 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 18 | 0 |
| 1994 | 24 | 0 |
| 1995 | 21 | 0 |
| 1996 | 23 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 32 | 0 |
| 2000 | 34 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29 | 8 |
| 2002 | 23 | 22 |
| 2003 | 23 | 29 |
| 2004 | 20 | 29 |
| 2005 | 22 | 30 |
| 2006 | 15 | 38 |
| 2007 | 20 | 29 |
| 2008 | 19 | 19 |
| 2009 | 17 | 44 |
| 2010 | 22 | 46 |
| 2011 | 16 | 34 |
| 2012 | 35 | 48 |
| 2013 | 37 | 50 |
| 2014 | 54 | 99 |
| 2015 | 65 | 94 |
| 2016 | 86 | 105 |
| 2017 | 89 | 127 |
| 2018 | 99 | 145 |
| 2019 | 110 | 130 |
| 2020 | 110 | 131 |
| 2021 | 117 | 140 |
| 2022 | 105 | 124 |
| 2023 | 115 | 127 |
| 2024 | 118 | 107 |
| 2025 | 90 | 65 |
| 2026 | 61 | 57 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Impact absorption elements, systems, and methods of use6 Oct 2026US 12,753,820 B2
- Vibration dampers for a vehicle22 Sep 2026US 12,742,484 B2thyssenkrupp AG
- Systems for damping a solar photovoltaic array tracker22 Sep 2026US 12,744,492 B2FTC Solar, Inc.
- Electronically controlled sway bar damping link15 Sep 2026US 12,734,858 B2Fox Factory, Inc.
- Shock absorber8 Sep 2026US 12,729,741 B2Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
- Vibration damper, motor vehicle and method for filling8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309202 A1thyssenkrupp AG
- Damper device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309204 A1Thk Co., Ltd.
- Snubber apparatus for earth-working bucket1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297889 A19257-5810 QuéBec Inc.
- Integrated Semi Active Valve Seat Plate24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287038 A1
- Low-Friction Wear Surfaces for Sediment Filtration System Hydraulic Damper17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276051 A1LiquiTech, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Adjustable suspension system having positive and negative springs198US 6,105,988 ARockshox, Inc. · 2000
- Position dependent damper for a vehicle suspension system193US 8,801,017 B2Oshkosh Corporation · 2014
- Apparatus for damping courses of motion172US 4,936,423 ARobert Bosch GmbH · 1990
- Adjustable valve and vibration damper utilizing same157US 6,131,709 ALord Corporation · 2000
- Position dependent damper for a vehicle suspension system154US 9,291,230 B2Oshkosh Defense, LLC · 2016