F16F 9/512
Means responsive to load action, i.e. static load on the damper or
Official title: Means responsive to load action, {i.e. static load} on the damper or {dynamic} fluid pressure {changes} in the damper, {e.g. due to changes in velocity (F16F9/504, F16F9/516 take precedence; non-automatic damper adjustment from a distance using servo control, the servo pressure being created by the flow of damping fluid F16F9/465; self-pumping fluid springs in vehicle suspensions B60G17/044)}
F16F9/512 (Means responsive to load action, i.e. static load on the damper or) appears on 701 US grants and 699 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Shock absorber8 Sep 2026US 12,729,741 B2Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
- Frequency-sensitive shock absorber25 Aug 2026US 12,716,464 B2Hl Mando Corporation
- Vibration control device and frequency-sensitive shock absorber having the same21 Jul 2026US 12,687,214 B2Hl Mando Corporation
- Damping-valve device with a progressive damping- force characteristic curve9 Jun 2026US 12,650,154 B2ZF Friedrichshafen AG
- Shock-absorbing system and method9 Jun 2026US 12,650,155 B1
- Damping force generation device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276055 A1Astemo, Ltd.
- Passive vibration isolator13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233840 A1Point Blank Enterprises, Inc.
- Switched reservoir connection13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235185 A1öHlins Group AB
- Shock absorber13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235186 A1KYB Corporation
- Railway damper valve assembly, and railway damper comprising such a railway damper valve assembly30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217288 A1Dellner Dampers AB
Most cited
By later US patents
- Damper with pressure-sensitive compression damping255US 7,374,028 B2Fox Factory, Inc. · 2008
- Hydraulic dampers with pressure regulated control valve184US 6,978,872 B2Progressive Suspension, Inc. · 2005
- Apparatus for damping courses of motion172US 4,936,423 ARobert Bosch GmbH · 1990
- Load dependent damper for a vehicle suspension system167US 8,991,840 B2Oshkosh Defense, LLC · 2015
- Adjustable shock absorbers164US 4,958,706 A1990