F16K 1/12
Lift valves or globe valves, i.e. cut-off apparatus with closure members having
Official title: with streamlined valve member around which the fluid flows when the valve is opened
F16K1/12 (Lift valves or globe valves, i.e. cut-off apparatus with closure members having) appears on 673 US grants and 661 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16K- Granted patents
- 673
- Published applications
- 661
- Assignees
- 449
- Inventors
- 1,223
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 3 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 |
| 2003 | 3 | 7 |
| 2004 | 9 | 22 |
| 2005 | 9 | 16 |
| 2006 | 17 | 15 |
| 2007 | 13 | 16 |
| 2008 | 7 | 10 |
| 2009 | 8 | 13 |
| 2010 | 8 | 12 |
| 2011 | 6 | 8 |
| 2012 | 13 | 14 |
| 2013 | 17 | 17 |
| 2014 | 22 | 19 |
| 2015 | 17 | 28 |
| 2016 | 20 | 58 |
| 2017 | 40 | 81 |
| 2018 | 50 | 75 |
| 2019 | 79 | 50 |
| 2020 | 59 | 45 |
| 2021 | 40 | 38 |
| 2022 | 33 | 18 |
| 2023 | 29 | 23 |
| 2024 | 23 | 30 |
| 2025 | 19 | 26 |
| 2026 | 9 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Pressure regulating shut-off valve25 Aug 2026US 12,717,359 B2Microtecnica S.R.L.
- Valve needle and electronic expansion valve having valve needle18 Aug 2026US 12,710,098 B2Zhejiang Dunan Artificial Environment Co., Ltd.
- Valve for a rocket engine28 Jul 2026US 12,692,949 B2Arianegroup SAS
- Gas valve with outwardly-opening valve closure element23 Jun 2026US 12,663,083 B2Robert Bosch GmbH
- Pneumatic drain valve driving device2 Jun 2026US 12,644,267 B2Kohler (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
- Fluid-circulation housing and method for assembling such a housing8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309257 A1Vernet
- High pressure valve1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298346 A1Arianegroup SAS
- Device for metering a cryogenic medium1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298348 A1Messer France S.A.S.
- Improvements in, or relating to valves and methods therefor24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287081 A1
- Pneumatic drain valve driving device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275694 A1Kohler (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for reducing fluid drawback through a medical valve244US 6,883,778 B1Nypro Inc. · 2005
- Swabbable luer-activated valve155US 7,100,890 B2Nypro Inc. · 2006
- Tube coupling109US 6,464,266 B1Accor Technology, Inc. · 2002
- Valve78US 7,350,535 B2GL Tool and Manufacturing Co. Inc. · 2008
- Flow-control system having a wide range of flow-rate control55US 4,431,020 AMarotta Scientific Controls, Inc. · 1984