F16K 1/06
Special arrangements for improving the flow
Official title: Special arrangements for improving the flow, e.g. special shape of passages or casings
F16K1/06 (Special arrangements for improving the flow) appears on 105 US grants and 83 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16K- Granted patents
- 105
- Published applications
- 83
- Assignees
- 76
- Inventors
- 216
- Latest grant
- 26 May 2026
Filings by year
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| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
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| 2006 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 |
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| 2011 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2015 | 0 | 5 |
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| 2017 | 4 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020 | 8 | 7 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3 |
| 2022 | 8 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Elbow globe valve26 May 2026US 12,638,084 B2Fisher Controls International LLC
- Shaft sealing structure9 Sep 2025US 12,410,864 B2SMC Corporation
- Flow regulator19 Aug 2025US 12,392,424 B2Cavagna Group S.P.A.
- Torsional no filter no run system8 Jul 2025US 12,350,611 B2Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.
- Valve device8 Oct 2024US 12,110,969 B2Fujikoki Corporation
- Valve with valve insert comprising two cylinders12 Feb 2026US 2026/0043481 A1
- Fire-resistant globe valve26 Jun 2025US 2025/0207668 A1Engineered Controls International, LLC
- Valve device12 Dec 2024US 2024/0410491 A1Mikuni Corporation
- Elbow Globe Valve21 Nov 2024US 2024/0384800 A1Fisher Controls International LLC
- Shaft sealing structure18 Apr 2024US 2024/0125389 A1SMC Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Low particulate slit valve system and method for controlling same63US 5,363,872 AAPPLIED Materials.Inc. · 1994
- Combined stop and control valve for supplying steam49US 6,655,409 B1General Electric Company · 2003
- Slit valve apparatus and method47US 5,226,632 AAPPLIED Materials.Inc. · 1993
- Pressure reduction system for quick-connects34US 7,156,123 B2Welker Engineering Company · 2007
- High pressure diaphragm valves28US 4,171,792 ADresser Industries, Inc. · 1979