F16F 9/14
Devices with one or more members
Official title: Devices with one or more members, e.g. pistons, vanes, moving to and fro in chambers and using throttling effect
F16F9/14 (Devices with one or more members) appears on 1,479 US grants and 1,584 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16F- Granted patents
- 1,479
- Published applications
- 1,584
- Assignees
- 545
- Inventors
- 2,199
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 13 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 14 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25 | 0 |
| 2001 | 20 | 6 |
| 2002 | 13 | 16 |
| 2003 | 17 | 22 |
| 2004 | 13 | 17 |
| 2005 | 14 | 26 |
| 2006 | 13 | 31 |
| 2007 | 16 | 16 |
| 2008 | 16 | 14 |
| 2009 | 12 | 34 |
| 2010 | 15 | 39 |
| 2011 | 6 | 27 |
| 2012 | 31 | 37 |
| 2013 | 31 | 41 |
| 2014 | 47 | 82 |
| 2015 | 55 | 81 |
| 2016 | 66 | 89 |
| 2017 | 78 | 105 |
| 2018 | 83 | 122 |
| 2019 | 93 | 111 |
| 2020 | 94 | 111 |
| 2021 | 98 | 122 |
| 2022 | 87 | 110 |
| 2023 | 104 | 113 |
| 2024 | 104 | 98 |
| 2025 | 79 | 62 |
| 2026 | 59 | 52 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- 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 for a vehicle1 Sep 2026US 12,723,635 B2thyssenkrupp AG
- Vibration damper, motor vehicle and method for filling8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309202 A1thyssenkrupp AG
- 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.
- Shock absorbing device and suspension device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276053 A1Astemo, Ltd.
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