F16J 15/021
With elastic packing
Official title: {with elastic packing (F16J15/08 takes precedence)}
F16J15/021 (With elastic packing) appears on 1,342 US grants and 1,325 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16J- Granted patents
- 1,342
- Published applications
- 1,325
- Assignees
- 870
- Inventors
- 2,956
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 21 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 13 | 0 |
| 1984 | 12 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 13 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 19 | 0 |
| 1990 | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | 22 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 6 |
| 2002 | 11 | 16 |
| 2003 | 22 | 18 |
| 2004 | 15 | 17 |
| 2005 | 8 | 37 |
| 2006 | 13 | 29 |
| 2007 | 11 | 18 |
| 2008 | 14 | 25 |
| 2009 | 10 | 22 |
| 2010 | 19 | 31 |
| 2011 | 9 | 27 |
| 2012 | 20 | 23 |
| 2013 | 15 | 38 |
| 2014 | 25 | 52 |
| 2015 | 41 | 93 |
| 2016 | 55 | 96 |
| 2017 | 74 | 100 |
| 2018 | 83 | 94 |
| 2019 | 107 | 99 |
| 2020 | 87 | 98 |
| 2021 | 71 | 93 |
| 2022 | 92 | 78 |
| 2023 | 83 | 58 |
| 2024 | 70 | 66 |
| 2025 | 58 | 49 |
| 2026 | 34 | 42 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Grommet apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,753,836 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Sealing ring for press-fitting connection structure29 Sep 2026US 12,747,790 B2Ningbo Purey Flow Technology Co., Ltd.
- Snap-fit sealing gasket with rigid reinforcing ring and use of the same in forming a joing in a fluid conveying plastic pipeline29 Sep 2026US 12,747,811 B1S & B Technical Products, Inc.
- Slide seal for corners22 Sep 2026US 12,742,501 B1Trim-Lok, Inc.
- Process chamber vacuum seal leakage reduction8 Sep 2026US 12,729,766 B2APPLIED Materials.Inc.
- Contacting arrangement, protective element and protective arrangement8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313862 A1ElringKlinger AG
- Tire cover securing system and device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285420 A1Mud Digger Design Co. LLC
- Sealing structure17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276083 A1Nok Corporation
- Sealing of an end cap of an aerosol-generating device10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266373 A1Philip Morris Products S. A.
- Non-extrusion device using shape memory alloy for extending operational temperature range of seals10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266374 A1FMC Technologies, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for sealing around members extending therethrough338US 5,127,626 AApplied Vascular Devices, Inc. · 1992
- Disinfecting articles with ozone235US 10,842,897 B2éClair Medical Systems, Inc. · 2020
- High temperature fluid sample aging cell162US 9,784,667 B2OFI Testing Equipment, Inc. · 2017
- Well packers using metal to metal seals142US 4,127,168 AExxon Production Research Company · 1978
- Spring-loaded, hollow, elliptical ring seal113US 5,161,806 A1992