F16J 15/3404
And characterised by parts or details relating to lubrication, cooling or venting
Official title: {and characterised by parts or details relating to lubrication, cooling or venting of the seal}
F16J15/3404 (And characterised by parts or details relating to lubrication, cooling or venting) appears on 866 US grants and 689 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16J- Granted patents
- 866
- Published applications
- 689
- Assignees
- 322
- Inventors
- 1,250
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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| 2003 | 9 | 13 |
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| 2006 | 12 | 7 |
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| 2019 | 47 | 39 |
| 2020 | 40 | 63 |
| 2021 | 45 | 47 |
| 2022 | 46 | 47 |
| 2023 | 46 | 35 |
| 2024 | 40 | 30 |
| 2025 | 35 | 28 |
| 2026 | 20 | 28 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Sliding component15 Sep 2026US 12,736,138 B2Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.
- Tandem seal pump8 Sep 2026US 12,729,692 B2Ceco Environmental IP Inc.
- Sliding component1 Sep 2026US 12,723,656 B2Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.
- Sliding component25 Aug 2026US 12,716,502 B2Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.
- Sealing assembly having a primary and a secondary seal25 Aug 2026US 12,716,503 B2The Boeing Company
- Pair of sliding components24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287061 A1Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.
- Sliding component27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251178 A1Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.
- Rotary machine seal having a wear protection assembly with an abradable covering13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235041 A1General Electric Company
- Sealing arrangement, pump and method13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235137 A1Aalto University Foundation sr
- Shaft sealing device13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235208 A1Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fluid bearing face seal for gas turbine engines137US 5,174,584 AGeneral Electric Company · 1992
- Method and apparatus for sterilization of a centrifugal pump126US 4,643,641 AMICI Limited Partnership IV · 1987
- Face seal assembly118US 6,325,380 B1Feodor Burgmann Dichtungswerke GmbH & Co. · 2001
- Bearing design analysis apparatus and method108US 5,455,778 A1995
- Self aligning spiral groove face seal107US 4,212,475 ACrane Packing Limited · 1980