F16K 17/38
Of excessive temperature
Official title: of excessive temperature
F16K17/38 (Of excessive temperature) appears on 495 US grants and 338 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16K- Granted patents
- 495
- Published applications
- 338
- Assignees
- 326
- Inventors
- 818
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 13 | 0 |
| 1981 | 17 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 12 | 0 |
| 1985 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 3 |
| 2002 | 10 | 4 |
| 2003 | 5 | 10 |
| 2004 | 5 | 6 |
| 2005 | 2 | 10 |
| 2006 | 7 | 6 |
| 2007 | 4 | 6 |
| 2008 | 6 | 13 |
| 2009 | 1 | 17 |
| 2010 | 7 | 11 |
| 2011 | 6 | 11 |
| 2012 | 12 | 11 |
| 2013 | 7 | 12 |
| 2014 | 12 | 17 |
| 2015 | 22 | 12 |
| 2016 | 13 | 20 |
| 2017 | 12 | 21 |
| 2018 | 16 | 21 |
| 2019 | 20 | 22 |
| 2020 | 15 | 16 |
| 2021 | 22 | 20 |
| 2022 | 19 | 14 |
| 2023 | 17 | 13 |
| 2024 | 10 | 21 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 |
| 2026 | 11 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Smart shut-off valve for high pressure hose6 Oct 2026US 12,753,848 B2Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Thermostatic valve having a sleeve6 Oct 2026US 12,754,573 B2Vernet
- Vented safety cabinet with thermally-actuated damper29 Sep 2026US 12,746,418 B2Justrite Manufacturing Company
- Freeze valve in a target material generator18 Aug 2026US 12,710,104 B2ASML Netherlands B. V.
- Valve structure for hydrogen tank4 Aug 2026US 12,698,842 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Heat responsive valve and heat responsive manifold for fluids, with thermal bypass and integral overpressure relief function2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185624 A1Ausco, Inc.
- Valve for an aircraft turbine engine2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185626 A1Safran Aircraft Engines
- Alloy, Fusible Plug, and Sprinkler Head18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166357 A1Senju Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
- Thermostatic valve having a sleeve7 May 2026US 2026/0126820 A1Vernet
- Hydraulic tool having ram piston with integrated overload assembly25 Dec 2025US 2025/0387895 A1Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Safety pressure regulator161US 4,457,329 AAir Products and Chemicals, Inc. · 1984
- Safety shut-off valve98US 3,958,592 AWillis Oil Tool Co. · 1976
- Shut-off device for an automatic sprinkler97US 4,830,117 AFire Sprinkler Specialties, Inc. · 1989
- Air relief valve structure of pressure cooker78US 8,777,038 B2Zao An Co., Ltd. · 2014
- Heat-sensitive subsurface safety valve59US 3,951,338 AStandard Oil Company (Indiana) · 1976