F16K 11/04
Comprising only lift valves
Official title: comprising only lift valves
F16K11/04 (Comprising only lift valves) appears on 1,107 US grants and 1,007 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16K- Granted patents
- 1,107
- Published applications
- 1,007
- Assignees
- 720
- Inventors
- 2,173
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 17 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 12 | 0 |
| 1982 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 13 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 21 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 15 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 20 | 0 |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 2 |
| 2002 | 19 | 21 |
| 2003 | 22 | 22 |
| 2004 | 14 | 14 |
| 2005 | 20 | 26 |
| 2006 | 17 | 26 |
| 2007 | 16 | 21 |
| 2008 | 10 | 19 |
| 2009 | 7 | 38 |
| 2010 | 18 | 26 |
| 2011 | 5 | 25 |
| 2012 | 23 | 36 |
| 2013 | 28 | 45 |
| 2014 | 28 | 44 |
| 2015 | 42 | 66 |
| 2016 | 54 | 72 |
| 2017 | 61 | 68 |
| 2018 | 51 | 52 |
| 2019 | 43 | 59 |
| 2020 | 71 | 77 |
| 2021 | 54 | 56 |
| 2022 | 55 | 49 |
| 2023 | 47 | 45 |
| 2024 | 49 | 35 |
| 2025 | 30 | 37 |
| 2026 | 22 | 26 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Dialysis system having reduced valve noise18 Aug 2026US 12,712,080 B2Vantive Health GmbH
- Two-stage valve for high pressure washing system4 Aug 2026US 12,697,630 B2Stant USA Corp.
- Mechanical filter switch28 Jul 2026US 12,692,688 B2Delta Faucet Company
- Valve and fluid control device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287077 A1Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Hot water mixing valve17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276091 A1Watts Regulator Co.
- Selector unit for a pull-out hand shower and pull-out hand shower comprising said selector unit17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276092 A1
- Automatic shut off valve20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243352 A1Enerco Group, Inc.
- Electronic expansion valve13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235209 A1Zhejiang Dunan Artificial Environment Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Mobile congeneration apparatus including inventive valve and boiler216US 5,517,822 AApplied Energy Systems of Oklahoma, Inc. · 1996
- Boiler system useful in mobile cogeneration apparatus158US 5,626,103 AApplied Energy Systems of Oklahoma, Inc. · 1997
- Divertor valve109US 5,141,016 ADema Engineering Company · 1992
- Tub transfer-diverter valve with built-in vacuum breaker and back-flow preventer105US 4,953,585 ARubinet Brass Canada Limited · 1990
- Lavage valve72US 5,439,022 A1995