F16F 9/49
Stops limiting fluid passage
Official title: Stops limiting fluid passage, e.g. hydraulic stops {or elastomeric elements inside the cylinder which contribute to changes in fluid damping (fluid-actuated displacement devices with means for accelerating or decelerating the stroke F15B15/22)}
F16F9/49 (Stops limiting fluid passage) appears on 266 US grants and 222 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16F- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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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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By later US patents
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