B67D 1/12
Flow or pressure control devices or systems
Official title: Flow or pressure control devices or systems {, e.g. valves, gas pressure control, level control in storage containers}
B67D1/12 (Flow or pressure control devices or systems) appears on 1,895 US grants and 1,845 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B67D- Granted patents
- 1,895
- Published applications
- 1,845
- Assignees
- 750
- Inventors
- 3,139
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 19 | 0 |
| 1982 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 20 | 0 |
| 1988 | 22 | 0 |
| 1989 | 25 | 0 |
| 1990 | 36 | 0 |
| 1991 | 35 | 0 |
| 1992 | 19 | 0 |
| 1993 | 26 | 0 |
| 1994 | 28 | 0 |
| 1995 | 15 | 0 |
| 1996 | 26 | 0 |
| 1997 | 21 | 0 |
| 1998 | 35 | 0 |
| 1999 | 25 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | 14 |
| 2002 | 29 | 24 |
| 2003 | 29 | 40 |
| 2004 | 33 | 41 |
| 2005 | 14 | 30 |
| 2006 | 18 | 34 |
| 2007 | 22 | 30 |
| 2008 | 11 | 52 |
| 2009 | 19 | 42 |
| 2010 | 29 | 40 |
| 2011 | 22 | 50 |
| 2012 | 38 | 38 |
| 2013 | 43 | 67 |
| 2014 | 51 | 59 |
| 2015 | 46 | 64 |
| 2016 | 53 | 95 |
| 2017 | 48 | 117 |
| 2018 | 77 | 97 |
| 2019 | 100 | 119 |
| 2020 | 103 | 136 |
| 2021 | 125 | 111 |
| 2022 | 110 | 122 |
| 2023 | 113 | 131 |
| 2024 | 104 | 126 |
| 2025 | 95 | 111 |
| 2026 | 68 | 55 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Countertop filtered water dispenser6 Oct 2026US 12,753,063 B1SharkNinja Operating LLC
- Systems, devices, and methods for multi-stage beverage preparation22 Sep 2026US 12,741,857 B2Botrista, Inc.
- Scalable modular system and method for valve control and selectively dispensing beverages22 Sep 2026US 12,741,858 B2Versabev, Inc.
- Refrigerator dispenser control including integrated dispense level input sensor22 Sep 2026US 12,741,859 B2Midea Group Co., Ltd.
- Water supply device15 Sep 2026US 12,735,309 B2Quooker International B.V.
- System and method for automated fluid dispensing with adaptive level detection and control8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307975 A1Pentair, Inc.
- Dispensing System24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285668 A1Gate Cfv Solutions, Inc.
- Mechanical carbonated beverage dispensing system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274640 A1The Coca-Cola Company
- Connector for beverage dispense line17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274642 A1Carlsberg Breweries A/S
- Methods and apparatus for dispensing at multiple dispensing points10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265041 A1Lancer Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automatic liquid dispenser and refrigerator with the same865US 7,661,448 B2LG Electronics Inc. · 2010
- Valve assembly for use in medical devices189US 5,176,658 ASherwood Medical Company · 1993
- Tri-mix sugar based dispensing system174US 4,753,370 AThe Coca-Cola Company · 1988
- Concentrate dispensing system for a post-mix beverage dispenser150US 4,708,266 AThe Coca-Cola Company · 1987
- Automatic beverage dispenser150US 5,454,406 AEaton Corporation · 1995