F16K 1/2042
Special features or arrangements of the sealing
Official title: {Special features or arrangements of the sealing}
F16K1/2042 (Special features or arrangements of the sealing) appears on 164 US grants and 162 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16K- Granted patents
- 164
- Published applications
- 162
- Assignees
- 121
- Inventors
- 394
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
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| 2004 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 |
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| 2008 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2010 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 5 |
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| 2013 | 3 | 7 |
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| 2018 | 7 | 19 |
| 2019 | 10 | 15 |
| 2020 | 16 | 19 |
| 2021 | 15 | 13 |
| 2022 | 12 | 13 |
| 2023 | 9 | 4 |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 |
| 2026 | 4 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Bonded seat valve4 Aug 2026US 12,698,835 B2Mueller International, LLC
- Valve assembly useful for cryogenic applications5 May 2026US 12,618,479 B2ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
- Valve with unobstructed flow path having increased flow coefficient31 Mar 2026US 12,590,639 B2Crane ChemPharma & Energy Corp.
- Replaceable seat for convertible check valve27 Jan 2026US 12,535,140 B2Cornell Pump Company
- Calibrated flow rate sensing and flow control device2 Dec 2025US 12,487,108 B2Victaulic Company
- Flap valve and seal with improved seal geometry for such a valve13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235221 A1VAT Holding AG
- Calibrated Flow Rate Sensing and Flow Control Device18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168826 A1Victaulic Company
- Valve assembly useful for cryogenic applications26 Mar 2026US 2026/0085758 A1ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
- Turbine5 Feb 2026US 2026/0036077 A1Cummins Inc.
- Connector and movable object including the same11 Sep 2025US 2025/0282192 A1Hyundai Motor Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- Pressure equalization valve and technique for shaft furnace27US 4,190,074 APaul Wurth S. A. · 1980
- Gas flow diverter27US 4,821,507 ABachmann Industries, Inc. · 1989
- Rotary valve25US 4,074,889 AHoneywell Inc. · 1978