Mechanical Elements

Citations to U.S. patents by U.S. patents granted in 2020

Top 10   [Cited by Examiner | Cited by Applicant]

Related WIPO fields:[Transport | Engines, pumps, turbines | Civil engineering | Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | Machine tools | Handling | Other special machines All WIPO fields

[Cited by Examiner | Cited by Applicant]
Most Cited by Examiners

  1. 9 6402944    Water softener control valve with removable seal stack
  Inventors: Don Vaughan

  2. 8 6340338    Bicycle sprocket
  Inventors: Kenji Kamada

  3. 7 10177692    Variable electric motor system and electrically powered device
  Inventors: Masahiro Kobayashi; Yoshiyuki Okamoto; Yasushi Mori

  3. 7 10221517    Foot of a washing machine with automatic leveling function and a washing machine thereof
  Inventors: Zhiqiang Zhao; Sheng Xu

  3. 7 5381823    Hydraulic pressure control valve
  Inventors: Ernest A. DiBartolo

  3. 7 5520466    Flanged bearings
  Inventors: William H. Everitt; David A. Parker; Glyndwr J. Davies

  3. 7 5738603    Derailleur
  Inventors: Frank Schmidt; Jorg Bodmer; Andreas Neuer

  3. 7 6564661    Storable shifter with electronic gear shift reset
  Inventors: Robert A. DeJonge

  3. 7 8550944    Multi-speed sprocket assembly
  Inventors: Patrick Esquibel

  10. 6 10128887    Multi-configuration clamp system for electronic device
  Inventors: Noah Balmer

  10. 6 10227723    Foot of washing machine with automatic leveling function and washing machine
  Inventors: Zhiqiang Zhao; Sheng Xu

  10. 6 3172420    NA
  Inventors: Inventors not available

  10. 6 3380469    NA
  Inventors: Inventors not available

  10. 6 3792713    NA
  Inventors: Inventors not available

  10. 6 3901266    NA
  Inventors: Inventors not available

  10. 6 4226259    Regulator module
  Inventors: Fred J. Szekely; Charles A. Ray

  10. 6 4374025    Water conditioning regeneration control
  Inventors: Harvey L. Loke

  10. 6 4625424    Quick leveling apparatus
  Inventors: Cornelis F. de la Haye

  10. 6 4919314    Time control device for water conditioning apparatus
  Inventors: Masanobu Nishiyama; Hitoshi Abe; Yasuo Ochi

  10. 6 5096596    Process and apparatus for removal of mineral contaminants from water
  Inventors: Terence P. Hellenbrand; Jeffrey J. Hellenbrand

  10. 6 5155957    Fire safety device
  Inventors: Eric B. Robertson; John C. Ibasfalean; Daniel D. Ibasfalean

  10. 6 5457745    Adjustable mobile phone holder
  Inventors: Chin-Yang Wang

  10. 6 5919373    Method and system for purification of potable water
  Inventors: C. Lee Naaktgeboren

  10. 6 6447256    Gear pump having a multishaft drive and method of operating same
  Inventors: Maurice Bussard

  10. 6 6596159    Automatic regeneration valve for water softener
  Inventors: Shigeru Maruyama; Yoshisada Furukawa

  10. 6 6696963    Method and system for anticipating salt depletion
  Inventors: Jeffrey Zimmerman; Gregory Kennedy; Jose Castro; Wesley F. Chapman; John E. Ziegenfuss

  10. 6 7354199    Thrust bearing
  Inventors: Sean M. Welch; Ronald J. Thompson

  10. 6 7472617    Step-by-step variable transmission
  Inventors: Oliver Nicklass

  10. 6 7779853    Proportional pressure control valve
  Inventors: Joseph Patrick Reilly; Kevin Cassaidy

  10. 6 7896352    Seal with stacked sealing elements
  Inventors: John F. Justak

  10. 6 8002285    Non-contact seal for a gas turbine engine
  Inventors: John F. Justak

  10. 6 8397758    Valve
  Inventors: Thorsten Hillesheim; Peter Bruck

  10. 6 8919781    Self-adjusting non-contact seal
  Inventors: John F. Justak

  10. 6 9114699    Hybrid drive apparatus
  Inventors: Yasuhito TAKEI; Yoshikazu Tanaka; Toshiharu Kumagai; Ken Hayasaka; Masahiro Yoshizawa

  10. 6 9322416    Multi-functional proportional control valve for hydraulic suspension system for vehicle
  Inventors: Markus Bissbort; Joel Mekkes; Damiano Roberti; Tomasz Slawinski

  10. 6 9899822    Threaded hole retainer
  Inventors: Jeremy Richardson; Brad A. Angus; Scott Nemes

  10. 6 9920824    Power transmission apparatus for vehicle
  Inventors: Seong Wook Hwang; Hyun Sik Kwon; Wonmin Cho; Jae Chang Kook; Seongwook Ji

[Cited by Examiner | Cited by Applicant]
Most Cited by Applicants

  1. 23 6223616    Star gear system with lubrication circuit and lubrication method therefor
  Inventors: William G. Sheridan

  2. 22 6592136    Bicycle fork cartridge assembly
  Inventors: William M. Becker; Brian Lampman

  3. 21 6415895    Position-sensitive shock absorber
  Inventors: John Marking; Douglas E. Brewer; Robert C. Fox

  3. 21 7374028    Damper with pressure-sensitive compression damping
  Inventors: Robert C. Fox

  5. 20 5433674    Coupling system for a planetary gear train
  Inventors: William G. Sheridan; Gino Pagluica

  5. 20 6135434    Shock absorber with positive and negative gas spring chambers
  Inventors: John Marking

  7. 19 6505452    Panel and fastening system for panels
  Inventors: Hans-Jürgen Hannig; Ralf Eisermann

  7. 19 6769219    Panel elements
  Inventors: Richard Schwitte; Ansgar Mensing

  7. 19 6978872    Hydraulic dampers with pressure regulated control valve
  Inventors: Roy A. Turner

  7. 19 7128192    Inertia valve shock absorber
  Inventors: Robert C. Fox

  7. 19 8056392    Method, system, and device for optimizing a vehicle's suspension
  Inventors: Jeffrey S. Ryan; Nobuhiko Negishi

 
 
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