F16K 13/10
By means of liquid or granular medium
Official title: by means of liquid or granular medium
F16K13/10 (By means of liquid or granular medium) appears on 102 US grants and 68 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16K- Granted patents
- 102
- Published applications
- 68
- Assignees
- 79
- Inventors
- 181
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 2 |
| 2002 | 5 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 | 8 |
| 2005 | 4 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 5 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 8 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 4 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Vortex-type flow control valve15 Sep 2026US 12,736,144 B2Asahi Yukizai Corporation
- Freeze valve in a target material generator18 Aug 2026US 12,710,104 B2ASML Netherlands B. V.
- Flow adjustment based on particle movement in response to magnetic field7 Oct 2025US 12,435,803 B2Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
- Method and apparatus for the fail-safe termination of in vivo drug delivery from an implantable drug delivery system24 Jun 2025US 12,337,141 B2The Methodist Hospital
- Magnetorheological fluid valve and variable manufacturing mold22 Apr 2025US 12,280,524 B2Shoreline Design & Manufacturing LLC
- Vortex-type flow control valve2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185621 A1Asahi Yukizai Corporation
- Vortex-type flow control valve23 Oct 2025US 2025/0327528 A1Asahi Yukizai Corporation
- Freeze valve in a target material generator16 Oct 2025US 2025/0320930 A1ASML Netherlands B. V.
- Method and apparatus for the fail-safe termination of in vivo drug delivery from an implantable drug delivery system11 Sep 2025US 2025/0281693 A1The Methodist Hospital
- Magnetorheological fluid valve and variable manufacturing mold24 Jul 2025US 2025/0236051 A1Shoreline Design & Manufacturing LLC
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- Magnetically actuated fluid handling devices for microfluidic applications164US 6,415,821 B2University of Washington · 2002
- Valveless shut-off and transfer device150US 4,612,959 AMobil Oil Corporation · 1986
- Temperature operated gas valve141US 4,949,742 ASpectra-Physics, Inc. · 1990
- Small scale actuators and methods for their formation and use87US 6,561,479 B1Micron Technology, Inc. · 2003
- Magnetically actuated fluid handling devices for microfluidic applications54US 6,408,884 B1University of Washington · 2002