F16F 9/366
Functioning as guide only
Official title: {functioning as guide only, e.g. bushings}
F16F9/366 (Functioning as guide only) appears on 63 US grants and 69 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16F- Granted patents
- 63
- Published applications
- 69
- Assignees
- 57
- Inventors
- 148
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 6 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 | 9 |
| 2018 | 3 | 8 |
| 2019 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020 | 8 | 9 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Reduction of geometric stress concentration of landing gear shock absorber bearing seal grooves8 Sep 2026US 12,729,743 B1Safran Landing Systems Canada Inc.
- Shock absorber25 Mar 2025US 12,259,019 B2Hl Mando Corporation
- Hydraulic rebound stop pressure relief system2 Jul 2024US 12,025,205 B2DRiV Automotive Inc.
- Sliding member and bearing7 May 2024US 11,976,689 B2Senju Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
- Damper29 Aug 2023US 11,739,808 B2Piolax, Inc.
- Guide unit for bicycle or motorcycle fork tubes9 Apr 2026US 2026/0097825 A1
- Bicycle air spring16 Mar 2023US 2023/0078355 A1Specialized Bicycle Components Holding Company, Inc.
- Shock absorber1 Dec 2022US 2022/0381314 A1Mando Corporation
- Hydraulic Rebound Stop Pressure Relief System27 Oct 2022US 2022/0341481 A1DRiV Automotive Inc.
- Damper assembly29 Apr 2021US 2021/0123494 A1Microtecnica S.R.L.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for minimizing axial friction forces in a cylinder-piston shock absorber40US 4,007,894 AThe Boeing Company · 1977
- Guide means for telescoping cylindrical parts and a column unit comprising such guide means15US 5,443,573 AStabilus GmbH · 1995
- Front fork for a two-wheeled vehicle13US 4,553,769 AHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1985
- Shock absorber with hydraulic rebound system10US 9,835,220 B2Beijingwest Industries Co., Ltd. · 2017
- Vibration damper for a motor vehicle and a piston cylinder assembly; such as for a vibration damper for a motor vehicle9US 5,848,677 AFichtel & Sachs AG · 1998