F16J 15/00
Sealings
F16J15/00 (Sealings) appears on 15,822 US grants and 12,945 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16J- Granted patents
- 15,822
- Published applications
- 12,945
- Assignees
- 4,920
- Inventors
- 25,493
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 192 | 0 |
| 1977 | 165 | 0 |
| 1978 | 256 | 0 |
| 1979 | 175 | 0 |
| 1980 | 243 | 0 |
| 1981 | 240 | 0 |
| 1982 | 191 | 0 |
| 1983 | 217 | 0 |
| 1984 | 273 | 0 |
| 1985 | 271 | 0 |
| 1986 | 226 | 0 |
| 1987 | 229 | 0 |
| 1988 | 237 | 0 |
| 1989 | 289 | 0 |
| 1990 | 215 | 0 |
| 1991 | 288 | 0 |
| 1992 | 266 | 0 |
| 1993 | 213 | 0 |
| 1994 | 229 | 0 |
| 1995 | 169 | 0 |
| 1996 | 245 | 0 |
| 1997 | 207 | 0 |
| 1998 | 195 | 0 |
| 1999 | 233 | 0 |
| 2000 | 252 | 0 |
| 2001 | 296 | 71 |
| 2002 | 263 | 262 |
| 2003 | 292 | 344 |
| 2004 | 254 | 379 |
| 2005 | 212 | 399 |
| 2006 | 248 | 343 |
| 2007 | 164 | 405 |
| 2008 | 178 | 416 |
| 2009 | 117 | 412 |
| 2010 | 262 | 496 |
| 2011 | 260 | 456 |
| 2012 | 314 | 452 |
| 2013 | 329 | 497 |
| 2014 | 353 | 542 |
| 2015 | 416 | 659 |
| 2016 | 457 | 737 |
| 2017 | 559 | 668 |
| 2018 | 581 | 730 |
| 2019 | 737 | 748 |
| 2020 | 667 | 766 |
| 2021 | 610 | 653 |
| 2022 | 571 | 648 |
| 2023 | 574 | 521 |
| 2024 | 550 | 544 |
| 2025 | 503 | 448 |
| 2026 | 339 | 349 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F16J 15/16Between relatively-moving surfaces9,025
- F16J 15/02Between relatively-stationary surfaces5,640
- F16J 15/44Free-space packings1,594
- F16J 15/002Comprising at least two sealings in succession828
- F16J 15/46Sealings: with packing ring expanded or pressed into place by fluid pressure480
- F16J 15/56Sealings: other sealings for reciprocating rods447
- F16J 15/50Between relatively-movable members, by means of a sealing without relatively-moving surfaces356
- F16J 15/54Sealings: other sealings for rotating shafts237
Recent patents
- Work machine6 Oct 2026US 12,752,408 B2Koki Holdings Co., Ltd.
- Grommet apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,753,836 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Sealing device6 Oct 2026US 12,753,837 B2Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- Tiltable floating lip seal6 Oct 2026US 12,753,838 B2Flowserve Pte. Ltd.
- Mechanical seal arrangement6 Oct 2026US 12,753,839 B2Eagleburgmann Germany GmbH & Co.KG
- Sealing assembly8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309228 A1Vaisala Oyj
- Adjustable high pressure packing assembly8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309229 A1Third Coast Innovation LLC
- Sealing device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309230 A1Nok Corporation
- Maintenance hole connection seal8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309231 A1S & B Technical Products, Inc.
- Clutch assembly for utility terrain vehicles8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309232 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Seals and sealing methods for a surgical instrument having an articulated end effector actuated by a drive shaft1,584US 9,216,062 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2015
- Thermal seal for a gas turbine spacer disc1,527US 5,080,556 AGeneral Electric Company · 1992
- Surgical instrument arrangement and drive train arrangement for a surgical instrument, in particular a robot-guided surgical instrument, and surgical instrument727US 9,775,678 B2KUKA Roboter GmbH · 2017
- High vacuum gate valve having improved metal vacuum joint551US 4,718,637 AMDC Vacuum Products Corporation · 1988
- Permanent magnet floating shaft seal499US 5,137,286 AGeneral Electric Company · 1992