F16K 1/2007
Specially adapted operating means therefor
Official title: {specially adapted operating means therefor (operating means per se F16K31/00)}
F16K1/2007 (Specially adapted operating means therefor) appears on 256 US grants and 224 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16K- Granted patents
- 256
- Published applications
- 224
- Assignees
- 191
- Inventors
- 529
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 | 4 |
| 2006 | 4 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 8 |
| 2008 | 4 | 6 |
| 2009 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 | 12 |
| 2014 | 7 | 10 |
| 2015 | 6 | 8 |
| 2016 | 8 | 10 |
| 2017 | 11 | 25 |
| 2018 | 17 | 22 |
| 2019 | 17 | 23 |
| 2020 | 20 | 16 |
| 2021 | 21 | 18 |
| 2022 | 17 | 11 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 |
| 2024 | 16 | 7 |
| 2025 | 5 | 7 |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Sluice gate16 Jun 2026US 12,655,910 B2
- Valve for obturating a pipe2 Jun 2026US 12,644,522 B2Actuation Lab Ltd
- Floating ball structure and humidifier10 Mar 2026US 12,571,474 B2Shenzhen Hesung Innovation Technology Co., Ltd
- Electric actuator for single and double flap dust valves17 Feb 2026US 12,553,522 B1Plattco Corporation
- Gas valves for ion guides14 Oct 2025US 12,444,594 B2Thermo Fisher Scientific (Bremen) GmbH
- Dual-acting valve enabled catalyst bypass27 Nov 2025US 2025/0361826 A1Fca US LLC
- Floating ball structure and humidifier3 Jul 2025US 2025/0215997 A1Shenzhen Hesung Innovation Technology Co., Ltd
- Latching valve8 May 2025US 2025/0146594 A1Leggett & Platt Canada Co.
- Sluice gate3 Apr 2025US 2025/0109798 A1
- Rotary valve actuator and associated method27 Mar 2025US 2025/0102075 A1Ty-Crop Manufacturing Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Backflow preventer and relief valve assembly72US 3,996,962 ARockwell International Corporation · 1976
- Downhole flapper valve54US 4,531,587 ABaker Oil Tools, Inc. · 1985
- Valve closure mechanism for semiconductor deposition apparatus37US 5,275,303 AAPPLIED Materials.Inc. · 1994
- Multiportion unitary valve seat and valve incorporating it35US 4,215,846 AHoneywell Inc. · 1980
- Modular valve for a building standpipe32US 5,439,028 ACentral Sprinkler Corporation · 1995