F16K 11/20
Operated by separate actuating members
Official title: operated by separate actuating members (with one plug turning in another F16K11/12)
F16K11/20 (Operated by separate actuating members) appears on 838 US grants and 871 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16K- Granted patents
- 838
- Published applications
- 871
- Assignees
- 562
- Inventors
- 1,656
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 3 |
| 2002 | 12 | 5 |
| 2003 | 4 | 5 |
| 2004 | 5 | 8 |
| 2005 | 4 | 11 |
| 2006 | 13 | 16 |
| 2007 | 14 | 23 |
| 2008 | 8 | 26 |
| 2009 | 11 | 10 |
| 2010 | 15 | 19 |
| 2011 | 8 | 25 |
| 2012 | 10 | 18 |
| 2013 | 8 | 44 |
| 2014 | 22 | 31 |
| 2015 | 26 | 33 |
| 2016 | 27 | 39 |
| 2017 | 43 | 45 |
| 2018 | 34 | 51 |
| 2019 | 55 | 66 |
| 2020 | 56 | 58 |
| 2021 | 56 | 52 |
| 2022 | 40 | 65 |
| 2023 | 71 | 64 |
| 2024 | 51 | 57 |
| 2025 | 50 | 68 |
| 2026 | 37 | 29 |
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.
- Cam driven fluid valve assembly6 Oct 2026US 12,753,856 B2Robert Bosch GmbH
- Control valve and thermal management system29 Sep 2026US 12,747,798 B2Zhejiang Sanhua Automotive Components Co., Ltd.
- Multi-crop valve for agricultural inter-cropping22 Sep 2026US 12,740,502 B2101288550 Saskatchewan Ltd.
- Valve assembly22 Sep 2026US 12,742,506 B2Jtekt Corporation
- Cam driven fluid valve assembly1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298367 A1Robert Bosch GmbH
- Flow path switching valve27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251227 A1Fujikoki Corporation
- Device For Producing Temperature-Controlled Mixed Water13 Aug 2026US 2026/0234917 A1Grohe AG
- Multi-Way Valve for Refrigerators13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235214 A1Emicol Eletro Eletronica S.A.
- Electrically operated valve23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210450 A1Fujikoki 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
- Microfluidic large scale integration141US 7,143,785 B2California Institute of Technology · 2006
- Microfluidic device and methods of using same116US 7,820,427 B2Fluidigm Corporation · 2010