F16J 15/363
The diaphragm or bellow being made of metal
Official title: {the diaphragm or bellow being made of metal}
F16J15/363 (The diaphragm or bellow being made of metal) appears on 99 US grants and 68 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16J- Granted patents
- 99
- Published applications
- 68
- Assignees
- 70
- Inventors
- 192
- Latest grant
- 19 May 2026
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| 2019 | 3 | 7 |
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| 2021 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 7 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Bellows with controlled shift of mean effective diameter19 May 2026US 12,631,253 B2Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
- Shaft seal6 Jan 2026US 12,515,777 B2Tides Marine, Inc.
- Axial, lateral and torsional force dampener28 Jan 2025US 12,209,464 B2QCD Technology Inc.
- Pipe floor/wall penetration bellows seal17 Sep 2024US 12,092,220 B2Flex-Hose Co., Inc.
- Non-collapsible flexible sealing membrane and seal assembly for rotary shaft equipment6 Aug 2024US 12,055,222 B2John Crane Inc.
- Mechanical seal arrangement2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185611 A1Eagleburgmann Germany GmbH & Co.KG
- Shaft Seal7 May 2026US 2026/0125144 A1Tides Marine, Inc.
- Seal assembly having at least one damping element30 Jan 2025US 2025/0035005 A1General Electric Company
- Bellows with controlled shift of mean effective diameter11 Jul 2024US 2024/0229932 A1Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
- Non-collapsible flexible sealing membrane and seal assembly for rotary shaft equipment26 Jan 2023US 2023/0028905 A1John Crane Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sealing device for a turbocharger41US 7,334,799 B2Caterpillar Inc. · 2008
- Sealing element for a face seal assembly34US 6,341,781 B12002
- Aerospace housing and shaft assembly with noncontacting seal32US 5,941,532 ARexnord Inc. · 1999
- Mechanical face seals31US 5,011,166 AJohn Crane UK Limited · 1991
- Sealed bearing means for in hole motors30US 4,329,127 ASmith International, Inc. · 1982