A62C 37/00
Control of fire-fighting equipment
Official title: Control of fire-fighting equipment (heat-sensitive devices G01K)
A62C37/00 (Control of fire-fighting equipment) appears on 2,022 US grants and 2,232 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A62C- Granted patents
- 2,022
- Published applications
- 2,232
- Assignees
- 744
- Inventors
- 3,125
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | 16 | 0 |
| 1978 | 25 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 19 | 0 |
| 1981 | 24 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 23 | 0 |
| 1987 | 26 | 0 |
| 1988 | 17 | 0 |
| 1989 | 20 | 0 |
| 1990 | 23 | 0 |
| 1991 | 20 | 0 |
| 1992 | 20 | 0 |
| 1993 | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 20 | 0 |
| 1997 | 21 | 0 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 28 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | 0 |
| 2001 | 21 | 6 |
| 2002 | 23 | 24 |
| 2003 | 21 | 21 |
| 2004 | 15 | 25 |
| 2005 | 22 | 29 |
| 2006 | 25 | 34 |
| 2007 | 18 | 32 |
| 2008 | 15 | 30 |
| 2009 | 14 | 35 |
| 2010 | 28 | 45 |
| 2011 | 17 | 48 |
| 2012 | 20 | 50 |
| 2013 | 40 | 72 |
| 2014 | 52 | 70 |
| 2015 | 53 | 81 |
| 2016 | 72 | 94 |
| 2017 | 81 | 105 |
| 2018 | 71 | 103 |
| 2019 | 91 | 128 |
| 2020 | 90 | 166 |
| 2021 | 116 | 203 |
| 2022 | 124 | 182 |
| 2023 | 148 | 182 |
| 2024 | 141 | 202 |
| 2025 | 145 | 149 |
| 2026 | 118 | 116 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A62C 37/08Comprising an outlet device containing a sensor, or itself being the sensor998
- A62C 37/36An actuating signal being generated by a sensor separate from an outlet682
- A62C 37/50Testing or indicating devices for determining the state of readiness of the416
- A62C 37/04Control of fire-fighting equipment: with electrically-controlled release181
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Most cited
By later US patents
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- Variable length telescopic connector and method for use131US 5,098,241 AXYZYX International Corporation · 1992
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