F16F 9/362
Combination of sealing and guide arrangements for piston rods
Official title: {Combination of sealing and guide arrangements for piston rods (F16F9/361, F16F9/365 take precedence)}
F16F9/362 (Combination of sealing and guide arrangements for piston rods) appears on 267 US grants and 176 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16F- Granted patents
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- Latest grant
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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