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Steven L. Bivens
Also filed as: BIVENS STEVEN · BIVENS STEVEN L
39 granted patents·5 pending applications·1,181 citations·filing 1992–2023
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44 records- 0199US6848759B2Self-closing slide mechanism with dampingILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 1, 2005·170 cites·16 claims
- 0294US6910557B2Slide damper with spring assistILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 28, 2005·45 cites·20 claims
- 0393US7165790B2Distortion resistant silent push-push latchILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 23, 2007·40 cites·19 claims
- 0490US7210716B2Movement prevention deviceILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2005·Granted May 1, 2007·31 cites·9 claims
- 0590US7201411B2Push latchILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 10, 2007·39 cites·19 claims
- 0689US5220706AAir damperILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 1992·Granted Jun 22, 1993·60 cites·20 claims
- 0788US5690194AOne-way pivoting gear damperILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 25, 1997·44 cites·20 claims
- 0887US5301775AAdjustable high torque damper deviceILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 1993·Granted Apr 12, 1994·56 cites·20 claims
- 0985US8925696B2Viscous strand damper assemblyZEILENGA CHAD K·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 6, 2015·12 cites·11 claims
- 1085US6968601B2Coat hook system with integral damper and latchILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 29, 2005·29 cites·16 claims
- 1185US6968929B2DamperILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 29, 2005·19 cites·12 claims
- 1285US5657969ASnap-in push-push latch mechanismILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 19, 1997·46 cites·20 claims
- 1385US5498039ASpring loaded latch assemblyILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 12, 1996·72 cites·16 claims
- 1484US5518223AAir damper assembly with piston seal and piston rod latchILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 1994·Granted May 21, 1996·40 cites·30 claims
- 1583US7303216B2Latch assemblyILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 4, 2007·16 cites·11 claims
- 1681US7350629B2Floating damperILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 1, 2008·16 cites·10 claims
- 1780US6085384AOne-way hinge damperILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 11, 2000·48 cites·12 claims
- 1877US6536080B2Damper for a door handleILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 25, 2003·17 cites·14 claims
- 1975US6915716B2Roller/damper assemblyILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 12, 2005·17 cites·17 claims
- 2075US6726219B2Air damper with graphite coated lip sealILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 27, 2004·30 cites·8 claims
- 2173US6367124B1Damper and a door handleILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 9, 2002·34 cites·6 claims
- 2273US5647578ALatch mechanismILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 15, 1997·26 cites·20 claims
- 2372US6922869B2Damper apparatusILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 2, 2005·26 cites·19 claims
- 2472US5258894ASnap-in headlamp adjustment assemblyILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 1992·Granted Nov 2, 1993·30 cites·13 claims
- 2570US6932511B2Damped drawer slide mechanismILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 23, 2005·17 cites·20 claims
- 2670US5839548AMotion control device for rotary dampersILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 24, 1998·37 cites·18 claims
- 2769US9261158B2Damper assembly and device utilizing the sameDOORNBOS DAVID A·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 16, 2016·4 cites·19 claims
- 2866US7051618B2Ultrasonic welded hinge damperILLNOIS TOOL WORKS INC·Filed 2003·Granted May 30, 2006·12 cites·10 claims
- 2966US6213454B1Reverse air damper with latching mechanismILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 10, 2001·24 cites·11 claims
- 3065US6176475B1Air damper with adjustable air flow rateILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 23, 2001·23 cites·10 claims
- 3159US5393137ADamper assemblyILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 1993·Granted Feb 28, 1995·34 cites·20 claims
- 3256US7152718B2DamperILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 26, 2006·9 cites·15 claims
- 3354US6513811B1Air damper with graphite coated lip sealILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 4, 2003·11 cites·4 claims
- 3453US6269919B1Plastic strand damperILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 7, 2001·14 cites·11 claims
- 3552US2023258241A1High temperature, high torque, polymeric rotational dampenerILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3651US10422402B2Damper assemblyILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 24, 2019·1 cites·12 claims
- 3750US6189662B1Adjustable damperILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 20, 2001·13 cites·14 claims
- 3848US2004119297A1Push-push sliding cosmetic containerFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 3941US5658058AFloating gear damperILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 19, 1997·11 cites·20 claims
- 4038US10962084B2Damper assemblyILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 30, 2021·0 cites·19 claims
- 4137US5829851AFloating gear damperILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 3, 1998·8 cites·20 claims
- 4237US2021002939A1Reel damperILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 4334US2020263469A1Linear DamperILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 4433US2019161019A1Damper assembliesILLINOIS TOOL WORKS·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
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