Ball joint

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9909616
SERIAL NO

14442126

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A ball joint includes a bearing seat in the form of a resin ball seat provided within a seat-accommodating portion of a metal socket for slidably and rotatably receiving a ball portion of a ball stud. An end portion of the seat-accommodating portion through which the stud portion passes extends towards the stud portion beyond the spherical center of the ball portion. The ball seat has a covering portion formed on the outer side of a seat opening portion of a ball-accommodating portion which has a spherical shape conforming to a sliding surface of the ball portion of the ball stud. The covering portion is formed by bending the seat opening portion such that it covers the outer periphery of the opening portion of the seat-accommodating portion of the socket.

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SOMIC MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS INC34-6 HONJO 1-CHOME SUMIDA-KU TOKYO 130-0004

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  • 2013 Application Filing Year
  • F16C Class
  • 1081 Applications Filed
  • 954 Patents Issued To-Date
  • 88.26 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Mizutani, Masayuki Hamamatsu, JP 7 85
Yokoi, Yoshihiro Hamamatsu, JP 1 2

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  • F16C Class
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  • 7 Age
Citation count rangeNumber of patents cited in rangeNumber of patents cited in various citation count ranges2833346301 - 1011 - 2021 - 30020406080100120140160180200220240260280300320340360

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