F16K 11/08
Comprising only taps or cocks
Official title: comprising only taps or cocks
F16K11/08 (Comprising only taps or cocks) appears on 1,498 US grants and 1,492 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16K- Granted patents
- 1,498
- Published applications
- 1,492
- Assignees
- 822
- Inventors
- 2,837
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 11 | 0 |
| 1980 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 16 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | 15 | 0 |
| 1987 | 19 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 19 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 19 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 | 19 | 0 |
| 1999 | 25 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29 | 6 |
| 2002 | 16 | 13 |
| 2003 | 13 | 24 |
| 2004 | 17 | 30 |
| 2005 | 16 | 23 |
| 2006 | 17 | 32 |
| 2007 | 21 | 36 |
| 2008 | 12 | 35 |
| 2009 | 14 | 20 |
| 2010 | 25 | 40 |
| 2011 | 14 | 26 |
| 2012 | 17 | 27 |
| 2013 | 38 | 39 |
| 2014 | 31 | 40 |
| 2015 | 31 | 59 |
| 2016 | 45 | 73 |
| 2017 | 58 | 81 |
| 2018 | 62 | 87 |
| 2019 | 74 | 87 |
| 2020 | 84 | 97 |
| 2021 | 84 | 107 |
| 2022 | 93 | 115 |
| 2023 | 98 | 91 |
| 2024 | 89 | 115 |
| 2025 | 100 | 105 |
| 2026 | 68 | 84 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Control valve6 Oct 2026US 12,753,846 B2Zhejiang Sanhua Automotive Components Co., Ltd.
- Foot support systems including fluid movement controllers and adjustable foot support pressure29 Sep 2026US 12,745,822 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Inflation control valve29 Sep 2026US 12,746,139 B2Djo, LLC
- Control valve and thermal management system29 Sep 2026US 12,747,798 B2Zhejiang Sanhua Automotive Components Co., Ltd.
- Ball valve and vehicle thermal management device comprising same15 Sep 2026US 12,736,142 B2Hanon Systems
- 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 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
- Fluid control device and manufacturing method therefor, and fluid control system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298250 A1Zhejiang Sanhua Automotive Components Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Six-way stopcock274US 3,957,082 AArbrook, Inc. · 1976
- Bi-planar fluid control valve164US 5,104,387 ASt. Jude Medical, Inc. · 1992
- Disposable valve135US 4,314,586 ATronomed International, Inc. · 1982
- Tap valve119US 4,967,797 A1990
- Fluid control apparatus106US 5,466,228 ACalifornia State University Fresno Foundation · 1995