F16K 17/383
The valve comprising fusible, softening or meltable elements
Official title: {the valve comprising fusible, softening or meltable elements, e.g. used as link, blocking element, seal, closure plug (F16K17/386 takes precedence)}
F16K17/383 (The valve comprising fusible, softening or meltable elements) appears on 287 US grants and 170 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16K- Granted patents
- 287
- Published applications
- 170
- Assignees
- 201
- Inventors
- 524
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 5 | 2 |
| 2002 | 5 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 6 |
| 2004 | 4 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 7 |
| 2006 | 4 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 6 |
| 2009 | 0 | 8 |
| 2010 | 3 | 7 |
| 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 8 | 4 |
| 2013 | 4 | 7 |
| 2014 | 5 | 7 |
| 2015 | 11 | 8 |
| 2016 | 6 | 7 |
| 2017 | 7 | 11 |
| 2018 | 10 | 11 |
| 2019 | 10 | 7 |
| 2020 | 5 | 9 |
| 2021 | 7 | 13 |
| 2022 | 14 | 6 |
| 2023 | 8 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 12 |
| 2025 | 10 | 12 |
| 2026 | 6 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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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
- Piston-type thermally or pressure activated relief device50US 5,632,297 AAmcast Industrial Corporation · 1997
- Dispenser for a product of a liquid to pasty consistency comprising a safety device47US 5,975,356 AL'oreal · 1999