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Sarasota, FL, United States of America

Sun Hydraulics Corporation

USPTO Granted Patents = 66

% Expired Patents = 28.8

EPO Patents = 2

Trademarks = 4

Forward Citations = 659

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31 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Bernd Zähe (36 out of 36 patents)

Chad Lampton (7 out of 7 patents)

Andy Borja (5 out of 5 patents)

4. Ernest A DiBartolo (5 out of 5 patents)

5. Chris Cole (4 out of 4 patents)

6. Curt Rainbolt (4 out of 4 patents)

7. Jake Holloway (4 out of 4 patents)

8. Lowell Bonner (4 out of 4 patents)

9. Bernd Zaehe (4 out of 4 patents)

10. Oscar Pena (3 out of 3 patents)

11. Riccardo Bianchi (2 out of 2 patents)

12. Steven T Weber (2 out of 2 patents)

13. Frederick G Grawunde (2 out of 2 patents)

14. Zachary Hunter (1 out of 1 patent)

15. Andrew Newman (1 out of 1 patent)

Core Competencies:

Pressure Relief Valve

Flow Control Valve

Counterbalance Valve

Electrohydraulic Valve

Proportional Valve

Pressure Compensation

Hydraulic System

Pilot-Operated Valve

Turbine Integration

Fluid Flow Control

Load-Sense Signal

Retaining O-Ring

66 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 12484150 - Systems and assemblies associated with a flexible printed circuit board with coils printed thereon for indicating position of a movable member (2025-11-25),

2. 12271212 - Counterbalance valve with enhanced pressure sensing features (2025-04-08),

3. 12116969 - Three-port proportional flow control valve with an integrated turbine for flow rate sensing (2024-10-15),

4. 12000500 - Pilot-operated valve with a position indicator (2024-06-04),

5. 12000363 - Pressure relief valve with a reverse free flow configuration integrated therewith (2024-06-04),

6. 11988185 - Valve with an integrated turbine for energy harvesting (2024-05-21),

7. 11680589 - Sequence valve with a reverse free flow configuration integrated therewith (2023-06-20),

8. 11680551 - Pressure-compensated proportional flow control valve with an integrated turbine for flow rate sensing (2023-06-20),

9. 11598353 - Pressure compensation valve with load-sense fluid signal generation and a reverse free flow configuration integrated therewith (2023-03-07),

10. 11384857 - Bidirectional pressure relief valve (2022-07-12),

11. 11353127 - Vented counterbalance valve with two setting springs in parallel (2022-06-07),

12. 11274752 - Flow control valve with load-sense signal generation (2022-03-15),

13. 11125344 - Valve having a spool with fluid jet separation features (2021-09-21),

14. 11125339 - Methods and assemblies for retaining an internal component of a valve within an external component thereof using a retention O-ring and groove geometry (2021-09-21),

15. 11105433 - Pressure reducing-relieving valve (2021-08-31),

Company Overview

Sun Hydraulics Corporation, based in Sarasota, Florida, specializes in the design and manufacture of hydraulic control valves. The company focuses on a range of core technologies, including pressure relief valves, flow control valves, and electrohydraulic valves, which are essential for optimizing hydraulic systems. Sun Hydraulics is recognized for its innovative solutions in proportional and pilot-operated valves, catering to various industries that require precise hydraulic control and efficiency in their operations.

Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Oct 13 2026

66 Patents

#4 in Sarasota, FL

#128 in Florida

#5,530 in US

#11,167 in the World

Sarasota, FL, United States of America

Sun Hydraulics Corporation

Forward Citations = 659

31 inventors:

Bernd Zähe (36 out of 36 patents)

Chad Lampton (7 out of 7 patents)

Andy Borja (5 out of 5 patents)

4. Ernest A DiBartolo (5 out of 5 patents)

5. Chris Cole (4 out of 4 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Sun Hydraulics Corporation. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/sun-hydraulics

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]

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