Biased from either direction toward neutral position [e.g., double acting]

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YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS Y10USPC classification Y10TTECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION Y10T16/00Miscellaneous hardware [e.g., bushing, carpet fastener, caster, door closer, panel hanger, attachable or adjunct handle, hinge, window sash balance, etc.]

Current Industry

Y10T16/5382Biased from either direction toward neutral position [e.g., double acting]

Industries

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Information Patent Grant
Spring back hinge with or without spring lock mechanism
- Patent number 9,609,953
- Issue date Apr 4, 2017
- Flexsteel Industries, Inc.
- Jerry Thurow
- A47 - FURNITURE DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES COFFEE MILLS SPICE MILLS SUCT...
Information Patent Grant
Actuator for a flap on an item of furniture
- Patent number 9,464,473
- Issue date Oct 11, 2016
- JULIUS BLUM GMBH
- Armin Baldreich
- E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES
Information Patent Grant
Piece of furniture with actuating arm arrangement
- Patent number 9,277,817
- Issue date Mar 8, 2016
- Julius Blum GmbH
- Johannes Blum
- E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES
Information Patent Grant
Spring-biased floor-mounted door hinge
- Patent number 8,813,313
- Issue date Aug 26, 2014
- Francisco Alan Freitas Marinho
- E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES
Information Patent Grant
Electronic apparatus with detachable and openable lid
- Patent number 8,752,246
- Issue date Jun 17, 2014
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Nobuyuki Inoue
- Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
Information Patent Grant
Door construction with closing pivot hinges integrated into door panel
- Patent number 8,701,248
- Issue date Apr 22, 2014
- Liexco, S.A.
- Rudi Dries
- E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES
Information Patent Grant
Automatically closing hinge and electronic device using such hinge
- Patent number 8,683,649
- Issue date Apr 1, 2014
- Avision Inc.
- Chih-Chin Tzeng
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Weatherproof cover having bidirectional hinge
- Patent number 8,633,385
- Issue date Jan 21, 2014
- Hubbell Incorporated
- Krzysztof W. Korcz
- H02 - GENERATION CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
Information Patent Grant
Self closing internal hinge
- Patent number 8,621,712
- Issue date Jan 7, 2014
- Joseph Pate
- E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES
Information Patent Grant
Hinge apparatus for a foldable electronic device
- Patent number 8,607,415
- Issue date Dec 17, 2013
- Nokia Corporation
- Nikolaj Bestle
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Removable door with hinge detent
- Patent number 8,556,330
- Issue date Oct 15, 2013
- Chrysler Group LLC
- Robert R. Lazarevich
- E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES
Information Patent Grant
Hinge device
- Patent number 8,516,657
- Issue date Aug 27, 2013
- Sugatsune Kogyo Co., Ltd.
- Masahiro Yoshida
- E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES
Information Patent Grant
Hinge assembly and portable device having the same
- Patent number 8,514,558
- Issue date Aug 20, 2013
- Pantech Co., Ltd.
- Chang-Jin Song
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Hinge and an electronic device with the same
- Patent number 8,490,248
- Issue date Jul 23, 2013
- Shin Zu Shing Co., Ltd.
- Kuan-Chih Chen
- H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Information Patent Grant
Peripheral device with limited relative angular movement
- Patent number 8,477,505
- Issue date Jul 2, 2013
- Netgear, Inc.
- Bruce Richard John Samuels
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Washing machine
- Patent number 8,459,754
- Issue date Jun 11, 2013
- LG Electronics Inc.
- Cheon-Soo Cho
- D06 - TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE LAUNDERING FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTH...
Information Patent Grant
Asymmetrical resistant hinge set
- Patent number 8,424,160
- Issue date Apr 23, 2013
- E-Lead Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Stephen Chen
- E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES
Information Patent Grant
Door panel opening and closing device for a casing
- Patent number 8,381,447
- Issue date Feb 26, 2013
- Wistron Corporation
- Zhong-Hui Mao
- E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES
Information Patent Grant
Portable computer clutch structures
- Patent number 8,359,710
- Issue date Jan 29, 2013
- Apple Inc.
- Brett W. Degner
- E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES
Information Patent Grant
Limiting structure for foldable electronic device
- Patent number 8,347,463
- Issue date Jan 8, 2013
- Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
- De-Zhi Han
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Strain energy shuttle apparatus and method
- Patent number 8,347,747
- Issue date Jan 8, 2013
- The Boeing Company
- Dan J Clingman
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Grant
Four bar hinge
- Patent number 8,296,906
- Issue date Oct 30, 2012
- Weber-Knapp Company
- Michael G. Wisniewski
- E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES
Information Patent Grant
Hinge for doors
- Patent number 8,250,706
- Issue date Aug 28, 2012
- Nuovo Star S.p.A.
- Angelo Vanini
- E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES
Information Patent Grant
Slide type electronic device
- Patent number 8,249,675
- Issue date Aug 21, 2012
- Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
- Jin-Shi Lai
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Drive mechanism for relative pivotal movements between two operatin...
- Patent number 8,240,435
- Issue date Aug 14, 2012
- Dr. Fritz Faulhaber GmbH & Co. KG
- Otfried Mast
- F03 - MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS M...
Information Patent Grant
Furniture hinge
- Patent number 8,214,973
- Issue date Jul 10, 2012
- Arturo Salice S.p.A.
- Luciano Salice
- E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES
Information Patent Grant
360° Bi-directional rotary hinge
- Patent number 8,161,604
- Issue date Apr 24, 2012
- Lianhong Art Co., Ltd.
- Tsu-Yu Lin
- E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES
Information Patent Grant
Hinge mechanism and portable electronic device using the same
- Patent number 8,141,205
- Issue date Mar 27, 2012
- ShenZhen FuTaiHong Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
- Yu Zhang
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Pivot pin with gripper feature
- Patent number 8,136,207
- Issue date Mar 20, 2012
- Joseph V. Ambrose
- E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES
Information Patent Grant
Portable computer clutch structures
- Patent number 8,132,293
- Issue date Mar 13, 2012
- Apple Inc.
- Brett W. Degner
- E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Information Patent Application
CONNECTING DEVICE CAPABLE OF OPENING AND ENGAGING IN DUAL DIRECTIONS
- Publication number 20140331453
- Publication date Nov 13, 2014
- JARLLYTEC CO., LTD.
- Yu-Tsun HSU
- E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES
Information Patent Application
PIECE OF FURNITURE WITH ACTUATING ARM ARRANGEMENT
- Publication number 20140319987
- Publication date Oct 30, 2014
- Johannes BLUM
- A47 - FURNITURE DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES COFFEE MILLS SPICE MILLS SUCT...
Information Patent Application
ACTUATOR FOR A FLAP ON AN ITEM OF FURNITURE
- Publication number 20140317883
- Publication date Oct 30, 2014
- Armin BALDREICH
- E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES
Information Patent Application
SUPPORT MECHANISM FOR A VEHICLE CLOSURE PANEL
- Publication number 20140259941
- Publication date Sep 18, 2014
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Scott W. Thorpe
- E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES
Information Patent Application
DUAL-SHAFT SYNCHRONOUS MOTION DEVICE
- Publication number 20140223693
- Publication date Aug 14, 2014
- AN SZU HSU
- E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES
Information Patent Application
ORIGINAL COVER CLOSER AND OFFICE EQUIPMENT HAVING THE SAME
- Publication number 20140201946
- Publication date Jul 24, 2014
- KEM HONGKONG LIMITED
- Kentaro Yabukoshi
- E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES
Information Patent Application
Image Forming Apparatus Having Pivotable Casing
- Publication number 20140203694
- Publication date Jul 24, 2014
- BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Yasunori Watanabe
- B41 - PRINTING LINING MACHINES TYPEWRITERS STAMPS
Information Patent Application
SPRING-BIASED FLOOR-MOUNTED DOOR HINGE
- Publication number 20140059804
- Publication date Mar 6, 2014
- Francisco Alan Freitas Marinho
- E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES
Information Patent Application
REMOVABLE DOOR WITH HINGE DETENT
- Publication number 20130180177
- Publication date Jul 18, 2013
- CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
- Robert R. Lazarevich
- E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES
Information Patent Application
AUTOMATICALLY CLOSING HINGE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SUCH HINGE
- Publication number 20130119842
- Publication date May 16, 2013
- Avision Inc.
- Chih-Chin TZENG
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SPRING BACK HINGE WITH OR WITHOUT SPRING LOCK MECHANISM
- Publication number 20130119735
- Publication date May 16, 2013
- FLEXSTEEL METAL DIVISION
- Jerry THUROW
- A47 - FURNITURE DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES COFFEE MILLS SPICE MILLS SUCT...
Information Patent Application
Self closing internal hinge
- Publication number 20130097806
- Publication date Apr 25, 2013
- Joseph Pate
- E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES
Information Patent Application
PIECE OF FURNITURE WITH ACTUATING ARM ARRANGEMENT
- Publication number 20120161598
- Publication date Jun 28, 2012
- Johannes BLUM
- E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES
Information Patent Application
Portable Computer Clutch Structures
- Publication number 20120140397
- Publication date Jun 7, 2012
- Brett W. Degner
- E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES
Information Patent Application
Weatherproof cover having bidirectional hinge
- Publication number 20120111597
- Publication date May 10, 2012
- HUBBELL INCORPORATED
- Krzysztof W. KORCZ
- Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
Information Patent Application
ASYMMETRICAL RESISTANT HINGE SET
- Publication number 20120036679
- Publication date Feb 16, 2012
- E-LEAD ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
- STEPHEN CHEN
- E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES
Information Patent Application
Hinge and an electronic device with the same
- Publication number 20110317338
- Publication date Dec 29, 2011
- Shin Zu Shing Co., Ltd.
- Kuan-Chih Chen
- H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Information Patent Application
360o BI-DIRECTIONAL ROTARY HINGE
- Publication number 20110252601
- Publication date Oct 20, 2011
- Tzu-Yu Lin
- E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES
Information Patent Application
PERIPHERAL DEVICE WITH LIMITED RELATIVE ANGULAR MOVEMENT
- Publication number 20110235253
- Publication date Sep 29, 2011
- Sierra Wireless, Inc.
- Bruce Richard John SAMUELS
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Door Construction with Closing Pivot Hinges Integrated Into Door Panel
- Publication number 20110232036
- Publication date Sep 29, 2011
- LIEXCO S.A.
- Rudi Dries
- E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES
Information Patent Application
ELECTRONIC APPARATUS WITH DETACHABLE AND OPENABLE LID
- Publication number 20110049174
- Publication date Mar 3, 2011
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Nobuyuki Inoue
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Information Patent Application
WASHING MACHINE
- Publication number 20110018408
- Publication date Jan 27, 2011
- Cheon-Soo Cho
- D06 - TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE LAUNDERING FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTH...
Information Patent Application
FURNITURE HINGE
- Publication number 20110005035
- Publication date Jan 13, 2011
- Arturo Salice S.P.A.
- Luciano Salice
- E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES
Information Patent Application
DOOR PANEL OPENING AND CLOSING DEVICE FOR A CASING
- Publication number 20110005139
- Publication date Jan 13, 2011
- Wistron Corporation
- Zhong-Hui Mao
- E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES
Information Patent Application
LIMITING STRUCTURE FOR FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
- Publication number 20110002093
- Publication date Jan 6, 2011
- SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
- DE-ZHI HAN
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SLIDE TYPE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
- Publication number 20100323771
- Publication date Dec 23, 2010
- HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD
- JIN-SHI LAI
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
HINGE ASSEMBLY AND PORTABLE DEVICE HAVING THE SAME
- Publication number 20100299873
- Publication date Dec 2, 2010
- Pantech Co., Ltd.
- Chang-Jin SONG
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Sliding Hinge
- Publication number 20100299874
- Publication date Dec 2, 2010
- Ming-Han Lin
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
Bidirectional Hinge
- Publication number 20100281653
- Publication date Nov 11, 2010
- Zong-Ying LIN
- E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES
Information Patent Application
FOUR BAR HINGE
- Publication number 20100269293
- Publication date Oct 28, 2010
- Weber Knapp Company
- Michael G. Wisniewski
- E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES

Biased from either direction toward neutral position [e.g., double acting]

Industry

Parent Industries

Current Industry

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Spring back hinge with or without spring lock mechanism

Actuator for a flap on an item of furniture

Piece of furniture with actuating arm arrangement

Spring-biased floor-mounted door hinge

Electronic apparatus with detachable and openable lid

Door construction with closing pivot hinges integrated into door panel

Automatically closing hinge and electronic device using such hinge

Weatherproof cover having bidirectional hinge

Self closing internal hinge

Hinge apparatus for a foldable electronic device

Removable door with hinge detent

Hinge device

Hinge assembly and portable device having the same

Hinge and an electronic device with the same

Peripheral device with limited relative angular movement

Washing machine

Asymmetrical resistant hinge set

Door panel opening and closing device for a casing

Portable computer clutch structures

Limiting structure for foldable electronic device

Strain energy shuttle apparatus and method

Four bar hinge

Hinge for doors

Slide type electronic device

Drive mechanism for relative pivotal movements between two operatin...

Furniture hinge

360° Bi-directional rotary hinge

Hinge mechanism and portable electronic device using the same

Pivot pin with gripper feature

Portable computer clutch structures

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

CONNECTING DEVICE CAPABLE OF OPENING AND ENGAGING IN DUAL DIRECTIONS

PIECE OF FURNITURE WITH ACTUATING ARM ARRANGEMENT

ACTUATOR FOR A FLAP ON AN ITEM OF FURNITURE

SUPPORT MECHANISM FOR A VEHICLE CLOSURE PANEL

DUAL-SHAFT SYNCHRONOUS MOTION DEVICE

ORIGINAL COVER CLOSER AND OFFICE EQUIPMENT HAVING THE SAME

Image Forming Apparatus Having Pivotable Casing

SPRING-BIASED FLOOR-MOUNTED DOOR HINGE

REMOVABLE DOOR WITH HINGE DETENT

AUTOMATICALLY CLOSING HINGE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SUCH HINGE

SPRING BACK HINGE WITH OR WITHOUT SPRING LOCK MECHANISM

Self closing internal hinge

PIECE OF FURNITURE WITH ACTUATING ARM ARRANGEMENT

Portable Computer Clutch Structures

Weatherproof cover having bidirectional hinge

ASYMMETRICAL RESISTANT HINGE SET

Hinge and an electronic device with the same

360o BI-DIRECTIONAL ROTARY HINGE

PERIPHERAL DEVICE WITH LIMITED RELATIVE ANGULAR MOVEMENT

Door Construction with Closing Pivot Hinges Integrated Into Door Panel

ELECTRONIC APPARATUS WITH DETACHABLE AND OPENABLE LID

WASHING MACHINE

FURNITURE HINGE

DOOR PANEL OPENING AND CLOSING DEVICE FOR A CASING

LIMITING STRUCTURE FOR FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE

SLIDE TYPE ELECTRONIC DEVICE

HINGE ASSEMBLY AND PORTABLE DEVICE HAVING THE SAME

Sliding Hinge

Bidirectional Hinge

FOUR BAR HINGE