E03D 3/00
Flushing devices operated by pressure of the water supply system flushing valves
Official title: Flushing devices operated by pressure of the water supply system {flushing valves not connected to the water-supply main, also if air is blown in the water seal for a quick flushing}
E03D3/00 (Flushing devices operated by pressure of the water supply system flushing valves) appears on 517 US grants and 486 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E03D- Granted patents
- 517
- Published applications
- 486
- Assignees
- 148
- Inventors
- 735
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 26 | 17 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 |
| 2026 | 7 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Urinal9 Jul 2026US 2026/0193875 A1Lixil (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Leak Detector148US 7,383,721 B2Arichell Technologies, Inc. · 2008
- Flush valve with an electronic sensor and solenoid valve133US 4,793,588 ACoyne & Delany Co. · 1988
- Diaphragm stop for sensor-operated, battery-powered flush valve129US 5,244,179 ASloan Valve Company · 1993
- Automatic valve assembly112US 5,431,181 AZurn Industries, LLC · 1995
- Flush system110US 5,125,621 ARecurrent Solutions Limited Partnership · 1992