F16J 15/122
Generally parallel to the surfaces
Official title: {generally parallel to the surfaces}
F16J15/122 (Generally parallel to the surfaces) appears on 530 US grants and 370 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16J- Granted patents
- 530
- Published applications
- 370
- Assignees
- 260
- Inventors
- 970
- Latest grant
- 9 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 14 | 0 |
| 1985 | 14 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 16 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | 17 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 17 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 5 |
| 2002 | 15 | 15 |
| 2003 | 14 | 14 |
| 2004 | 17 | 27 |
| 2005 | 13 | 19 |
| 2006 | 8 | 17 |
| 2007 | 10 | 18 |
| 2008 | 5 | 12 |
| 2009 | 1 | 13 |
| 2010 | 13 | 11 |
| 2011 | 11 | 14 |
| 2012 | 4 | 9 |
| 2013 | 5 | 10 |
| 2014 | 8 | 14 |
| 2015 | 7 | 17 |
| 2016 | 6 | 21 |
| 2017 | 11 | 14 |
| 2018 | 19 | 19 |
| 2019 | 14 | 15 |
| 2020 | 16 | 15 |
| 2021 | 13 | 17 |
| 2022 | 13 | 15 |
| 2023 | 11 | 10 |
| 2024 | 15 | 13 |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 |
| 2026 | 7 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Sealing apparatus9 Jun 2026US 12,649,848 B2Nok Corporation
- Over-molded compression limiter19 May 2026US 12,631,256 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Sealing strip for sealing adjacent filter plate assemblies of a filter press, such as a tower press, a filter frame, a filter frame assembly and a filter apparatus5 May 2026US 12,616,923 B2Metso Finland Oy
- Gasket retainer for surface mount fluid component21 Apr 2026US 12,607,279 B2Compart Systems Pte. Ltd.
- Gasket with electrical isolating coatings24 Feb 2026US 12,560,237 B2GPT Industries, LLC
- Radial sealing cap1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298342 A1Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Kalmar AB
- Gasket with electrical isolating coatings3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258867 A1GPT Industries, LLC
- Gasket and gasket device9 Jul 2026US 2026/0196529 A1Nok Corporation
- Gasket Seal Device30 Apr 2026US 2026/0117869 A1
- Scraper seal19 Mar 2026US 2026/0078824 A1Freudenberg Flow Technologies LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Composite graphite sheets113US 4,234,638 ANippon Carbon Co., Ltd. · 1980
- Sealed joint and gasket therefor81US 3,930,656 AParker-Hannifin Corporation · 1976
- Graded metal-to-ceramic structure for high temperature abradable seal applications and a method of producing said77US 3,975,165 AUnion Carbide Corporation · 1976
- Tandem seal gasket assembly77US 5,511,797 AFuron Company · 1996
- Multi-layer material comprising flexible graphite which is reinforced mechanically, electrically and thermally by a metal and a process for the production thereof71US 5,100,737 ALe Carbone Lorraine · 1992