F16J 15/125
Generally perpendicular to the surfaces
Official title: {generally perpendicular to the surfaces}
F16J15/125 (Generally perpendicular to the surfaces) appears on 99 US grants and 80 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16J- Granted patents
- 99
- Published applications
- 80
- Assignees
- 68
- Inventors
- 206
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
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| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 5 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 |
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| 2018 | 0 | 7 |
| 2019 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020 | 6 | 5 |
| 2021 | 10 | 7 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 4 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Lithographic apparatus, illumination system, and connection sealing device with protective shield16 Jun 2026US 12,656,694 B2ASML Netherlands B. V.
- Sealing device and sealing structure19 May 2026US 12,631,254 B2Nok Corporation
- Metal end cap seal31 Mar 2026US 12,590,635 B2Schlumberger Technology Corporation
- Static seal with integrated support function13 Jan 2026US 12,523,300 B2Aerostack GmbH
- Supercapacitor sealing lid8 Jul 2025US 12,354,798 B2Freudenberg Sealing Technologies S.A.S. Di Externa Italia S.R.L.U.
- Metal end cap seal20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243348 A1Schlumberger Technology Corporation
- Scraper seal19 Mar 2026US 2026/0078824 A1Freudenberg Flow Technologies LLC
- Sealing Device And Sealing Structure21 Aug 2025US 2025/0264159 A1Nok Corporation
- Metal end cap seal24 Apr 2025US 2025/0129849 A1Schlumberger Technology Corporation
- Lithographic apparatus, illumination system, and connection sealing device with protective shield20 Feb 2025US 2025/0060682 A1ASML Netherlands B. V.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tandem seal gasket assembly77US 5,511,797 AFuron Company · 1996
- Asbestos-free sheet material for spiral-wound gaskets56US 4,529,662 AT&N Materials Research Limited · 1985
- Sealing assembly employing oppositely directed wedges and complementary recesses45US 5,687,975 AFel-Pro Incorporated · 1997
- Bimetallic spiral wound gasket27US 4,673,187 AThe Fluorocarbon Company · 1987
- Device for making a sealed connection between channels23US 5,944,360 AHutchinson · 1999