F16H 2059/0295
With mechanisms to return lever to neutral or datum position
Official title: {with mechanisms to return lever to neutral or datum position, e.g. by return springs}
F16H2059/0295 (With mechanisms to return lever to neutral or datum position) appears on 169 US grants and 158 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16H- Granted patents
- 169
- Published applications
- 158
- Assignees
- 94
- Inventors
- 360
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Apparatus for controlling drive unit according to position of shuttle lever of agricultural machine supporting autonomous driving15 Jul 2025US 12,358,555 B2Gint Co., Ltd.
- Manual release for medical device drive system20 May 2025US 12,303,225 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Manually Operated Actuator and Method for Controlling a Manually Operated Actuator8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311675 A1Dr. Ing. h,c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
- Shift device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276079 A1Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
- Vehicle20 Nov 2025US 2025/0354604 A1Subaru Corporation
- Manual release for medical device drive system21 Aug 2025US 2025/0262017 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Apparatus for controlling drive unit according to position of shuttle lever of agricultural machine supporting autonomous driving24 Oct 2024US 2024/0351633 A1Gint Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Continuously variable transmission capable of torque control105US 5,766,105 ATorotrak (Development) Limited · 1998
- Manual release for medical device drive system30US 11,076,926 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2021
- Shift device for vehicle29US 6,948,582 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha · 2005
- Drop-in type automotive transmission shifter27US 4,569,245 AJSJ Corporation · 1986
- Control assembly for zero turn device26US 10,414,436 B1Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership · 2019