F16F 9/369
Sealings for elements other than pistons or piston rods
Official title: {Sealings for elements other than pistons or piston rods, e.g. valves}
F16F9/369 (Sealings for elements other than pistons or piston rods) appears on 103 US grants and 125 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16F- Granted patents
- 103
- Published applications
- 125
- Assignees
- 69
- Inventors
- 241
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 2017 | 5 | 8 |
| 2018 | 7 | 9 |
| 2019 | 5 | 6 |
| 2020 | 9 | 12 |
| 2021 | 6 | 10 |
| 2022 | 12 | 19 |
| 2023 | 13 | 10 |
| 2024 | 13 | 14 |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 |
| 2026 | 8 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems for damping a solar photovoltaic array tracker22 Sep 2026US 12,744,492 B2FTC Solar, Inc.
- Valve seat for damper with externally mounted valve15 Sep 2026US 12,736,102 B2Advanced Suspension Technology LLC
- Damper with attached valve28 Jul 2026US 12,692,924 B2Advanced Suspension Technology LLC
- Vibration damper21 Jul 2026US 12,687,211 B2thyssenkrupp AG
- Vibration control device and frequency-sensitive shock absorber having the same21 Jul 2026US 12,687,214 B2Hl Mando Corporation
- Digitally controlled shock absorber and generator-embedded variable-damping valve assembly therefor25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177128 A1Ingage
- Hydraulic Connector for Connecting an Inner Tube to a Side Solenoid Valve and Damper System25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177129 A1Kyb Europe GmbH, Sucursal En Navarra
- Apparatus for connecting a valve device to a vibration damper; vibration damper14 May 2026US 2026/0132834 A1thyssenkrupp AG
- Apparatus for shock absorbing14 May 2026US 2026/0132835 A1Hl Mando Corporation
- Gas spring30 Apr 2026US 2026/0117837 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Movement stage for a hydraulic shock absorber and shock absorber with the movement stage38US 10,473,179 B22019
- Hydraulic shock absorber37US 6,283,259 B1Tokico Ltd. · 2001
- Push-pull connector and air spring-combination19US 6,145,894 ABridgestone/Firestone, Inc. · 2000
- Hydraulic, adjustable vibration damper and a valve system for a hydraulic, adjustable vibration damper14US 5,435,421 AFichtel & Sachs AG · 1995
- Hydraulic cylinder sealing structure10US 5,540,309 AAugust Bilstein GmbH & Co. KG · 1996