F16K 11/00
Multiple-way valves
Official title: Multiple-way valves, e.g. mixing valves; Pipe fittings incorporating such valves
F16K11/00 (Multiple-way valves) appears on 6,897 US grants and 6,305 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16K- Granted patents
- 6,897
- Published applications
- 6,305
- Assignees
- 3,009
- Inventors
- 11,429
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 85 | 0 |
| 1977 | 68 | 0 |
| 1978 | 65 | 0 |
| 1979 | 41 | 0 |
| 1980 | 77 | 0 |
| 1981 | 81 | 0 |
| 1982 | 79 | 0 |
| 1983 | 51 | 0 |
| 1984 | 65 | 0 |
| 1985 | 74 | 0 |
| 1986 | 76 | 0 |
| 1987 | 75 | 0 |
| 1988 | 50 | 0 |
| 1989 | 88 | 0 |
| 1990 | 76 | 0 |
| 1991 | 43 | 0 |
| 1992 | 52 | 0 |
| 1993 | 59 | 0 |
| 1994 | 59 | 0 |
| 1995 | 83 | 0 |
| 1996 | 45 | 0 |
| 1997 | 49 | 0 |
| 1998 | 85 | 0 |
| 1999 | 109 | 0 |
| 2000 | 89 | 0 |
| 2001 | 101 | 29 |
| 2002 | 96 | 70 |
| 2003 | 73 | 91 |
| 2004 | 87 | 113 |
| 2005 | 93 | 120 |
| 2006 | 98 | 146 |
| 2007 | 79 | 146 |
| 2008 | 73 | 155 |
| 2009 | 68 | 142 |
| 2010 | 103 | 187 |
| 2011 | 71 | 158 |
| 2012 | 116 | 172 |
| 2013 | 158 | 230 |
| 2014 | 168 | 256 |
| 2015 | 204 | 327 |
| 2016 | 268 | 348 |
| 2017 | 326 | 380 |
| 2018 | 293 | 389 |
| 2019 | 345 | 410 |
| 2020 | 424 | 448 |
| 2021 | 371 | 382 |
| 2022 | 349 | 379 |
| 2023 | 358 | 350 |
| 2024 | 352 | 345 |
| 2025 | 289 | 318 |
| 2026 | 210 | 214 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- System of valves for cell culture machine6 Oct 2026US 12,753,847 B2Cellaven
- Cam driven fluid valve assembly6 Oct 2026US 12,753,856 B2Robert Bosch GmbH
- Valve assembly for controlling a flow of a first liquid and a flow of a second liquid in a vehicle, valve system, and method for controlling a flow of a first liquid and a flow of a second liquid in a vehicle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307453 A1Volvo Car Corporation
- Fluid valve8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309239 A1
- Multi-way switching valve device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309240 A1Mikuni Corporation
- Multi-way valve and thermal management system including the same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309241 A1Hanon Systems
- Multi-way switching valve device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309242 A1Mikuni Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Microfabricated elastomeric valve and pump systems619US 6,408,878 B1California Institute of Technology · 2002
- Microfluidic device and methods of using same405US 7,118,910 B2Fluidigm Corporation · 2006
- Method of making a microfabricated elastomeric valve294US 6,793,753 B2California Institute of Technology · 2004
- Six-way stopcock274US 3,957,082 AArbrook, Inc. · 1976
- Sensitized aromatic iodonium or aromatic sulfonium salt photoinitiator systems219US 4,250,053 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1981