F16K 11/10
Multiple-way valves: with two or more closure members not moving as a
Official title: with two or more closure members not moving as a unit
F16K11/10 (Multiple-way valves: with two or more closure members not moving as a) appears on 1,490 US grants and 1,479 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16K- Granted patents
- 1,490
- Published applications
- 1,479
- Assignees
- 932
- Inventors
- 2,879
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 20 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 12 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 18 | 0 |
| 1981 | 17 | 0 |
| 1982 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 18 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 20 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 7 |
| 2002 | 18 | 9 |
| 2003 | 5 | 15 |
| 2004 | 15 | 13 |
| 2005 | 10 | 24 |
| 2006 | 20 | 28 |
| 2007 | 20 | 30 |
| 2008 | 15 | 34 |
| 2009 | 18 | 20 |
| 2010 | 22 | 36 |
| 2011 | 13 | 30 |
| 2012 | 18 | 28 |
| 2013 | 23 | 68 |
| 2014 | 36 | 55 |
| 2015 | 49 | 81 |
| 2016 | 61 | 62 |
| 2017 | 76 | 65 |
| 2018 | 60 | 93 |
| 2019 | 74 | 112 |
| 2020 | 107 | 136 |
| 2021 | 95 | 82 |
| 2022 | 86 | 119 |
| 2023 | 120 | 95 |
| 2024 | 86 | 91 |
| 2025 | 77 | 103 |
| 2026 | 59 | 43 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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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
- Microfluidic large scale integration141US 7,143,785 B2California Institute of Technology · 2006
- Dual chamber carbonator for dispensing drinks119US 5,139,708 AIsoworth Limited · 1992