F16K 15/026
The valve member being a movable body around which the medium flows
Official title: {the valve member being a movable body around which the medium flows when the valve is open}
F16K15/026 (The valve member being a movable body around which the medium flows) appears on 687 US grants and 722 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Multi-fit encapsulated oscillation dampener for automotive automatic transmissions6 Oct 2026US 12,753,833 B2Superior Transmission Parts, Inc.
- One-way valves15 Sep 2026US 12,736,145 B2Quantum Servo Pumping Technologies Pty Ltd
- Water flow regulation15 Sep 2026US 12,736,147 B2Active Energy Inc.
- Valve cartridge8 Sep 2026US 12,729,593 B2SPM Oil & Gas Inc.
- Through-hardened valve seat for hydraulic fracturing1 Sep 2026US 12,723,662 B2Apex Industrial LLC
- Through-Hardened Valve Seat for Hydraulic Fracturing1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298349 A1Apex Industrial LLC
- Valve apparatus with a domed valve disc24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287066 A1Wanner Engineering, Inc.
- Improvements in, or relating to valves and methods therefor24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287081 A1
- Fluid end17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275971 A1Kerr Machine Co.
- Discharge control device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276097 A1Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engine & Turbocharger, Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Low head to stem ratio poppet valve425US 9,309,978 B2Dresser-Rand Company · 2016
- Check valve124US 5,349,984 AHalkey-Roberts Corporation · 1994
- Valve and seat assembly for a high pressure pump107US 9,631,739 B2Black Horse, LLC · 2017
- Fluid end of a high pressure plunger pump105US 9,732,746 B2Gardner-Denver Company · 2017
- Check valve assembly82US 4,129,145 A1978