B67D 7/44
Automatically closing
Official title: automatically closing
B67D7/44 (Automatically closing) appears on 354 US grants and 189 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B67D- Granted patents
- 354
- Published applications
- 189
- Assignees
- 108
- Inventors
- 429
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 12 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 4 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 5 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 | 4 |
| 2006 | 4 | 9 |
| 2007 | 4 | 5 |
| 2008 | 2 | 5 |
| 2009 | 3 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 8 |
| 2011 | 3 | 9 |
| 2012 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013 | 14 | 9 |
| 2014 | 8 | 9 |
| 2015 | 4 | 6 |
| 2016 | 7 | 3 |
| 2017 | 7 | 9 |
| 2018 | 12 | 30 |
| 2019 | 10 | 12 |
| 2020 | 21 | 11 |
| 2021 | 17 | 10 |
| 2022 | 9 | 12 |
| 2023 | 13 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Liquid delivery nozzle with anti-drip valve28 Jul 2026US 12,692,147 B2Scully Signal Company
- Filling nozzle21 Jul 2026US 12,686,609 B2Elaflex Hiby GmbH & Co. KG
- Filling nozzle14 Oct 2025US 12,441,601 B2Elaflex Hiby GmbH & Co. KG
- Clip assembly for a fuel nozzle14 Oct 2025US 12,441,602 B2
- Fluid dispensing device with reduced opening force18 Feb 2025US 12,227,408 B2Opw Fueling Components, LLC
- Fuel head adapter for hydraulic fracturing11 Jun 2026US 2026/0159370 A1
- Liquid delivery nozzle with anti-drip valve13 Nov 2025US 2025/0346479 A1Scully Signal Company
- Self-closing filling nozzle16 Oct 2025US 2025/0320108 A1
- Filling nozzle31 Jul 2025US 2025/0243049 A1Elaflex Hiby GmbH & Co. KG
- Electronic Pressurised Fluid Dispensing Gun with Automatic Locking Mechanism1 May 2025US 2025/0135478 A1Samoa Industrial S.A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Refueling method for supplying fuel to fracturing equipment185US 9,856,131 B12018
- Mobile distribution station having sensor communication lines routed with hoses179US 9,981,840 B2Fuel Automation Station, LLC · 2018
- Mobile distribution station with guided wave radar fuel level sensors171US 10,303,190 B2Fuel Automation Station, LLC · 2019
- Fluid dispensing system124US 5,131,441 ASaber Equipment Corporation · 1992
- System for selectively emptying or filling a tank94US 4,846,233 AN. V. Nederlandsche Apparatenfabriek Nedap · 1989