F16K 15/144
The closure elements being fixed along all or a part of their
Official title: {the closure elements being fixed along all or a part of their periphery}
F16K15/144 (The closure elements being fixed along all or a part of their) appears on 1,178 US grants and 957 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16K- Granted patents
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| 1976 | 16 | 0 |
| 1977 | 15 | 0 |
| 1978 | 13 | 0 |
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| 1980 | 15 | 0 |
| 1981 | 12 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 34 | 0 |
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| 2003 | 29 | 56 |
| 2004 | 33 | 50 |
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| 2006 | 15 | 49 |
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| 2022 | 34 | 37 |
| 2023 | 32 | 37 |
| 2024 | 31 | 29 |
| 2025 | 23 | 18 |
| 2026 | 13 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
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- Valve for maintaining the residual pressure in an air suspension of a vehicle13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235215 A1Wonder Co., Ltd.
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- Venting system, hubcap and use of a hubcap in a commercial vehicle9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192595 A1SAF-HOLLAND GmbH
- Press type cup lid25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177158 A1YongKang Rixin Metal Products Co., Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Unitized three leaflet heart valve1,255US 4,222,126 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare · 1980
- Method of making unitized three leaflet heart valve1,028US 4,265,694 AThe United States of America as represented by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare · 1981
- Valve for use with a catheter or the like575US 4,143,853 AMetatech Corporation · 1979
- Bronchial flow control devices and methods of use504US 7,011,094 B2Emphasys Medical, Inc. · 2006
- Two valve micropump with improved outlet343US 5,224,843 AWestonbridge International Limited · 1993