F16K 17/40
Safety valves: with a fracturing member
Official title: with a fracturing member, e.g. fracturing diaphragm, glass, fusible joint (valves opening on surplus pressure F16K17/14)
F16K17/40 (Safety valves: with a fracturing member) appears on 326 US grants and 229 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16K- Granted patents
- 326
- Published applications
- 229
- Assignees
- 198
- Inventors
- 559
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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| 2023 | 12 | 16 |
| 2024 | 9 | 12 |
| 2025 | 12 | 16 |
| 2026 | 10 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Pressure relief apparatus, battery cell, battery, and electrical device15 Sep 2026US 12,738,592 B2Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited
- Pressure relief apparatus, battery cell, battery, and electrical device21 Jul 2026US 12,689,090 B2Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited
- Systems and methods for subsea fluid handling14 Jul 2026US 12,680,424 B2Onesubsea, LLC
- Pressure relief device having conductive trace sensor formed thereon30 Jun 2026US 12,669,194 B2Fike Corporation
- Electrochemical energy store, means of transport, cell vent and method for manufacturing a cell vent26 May 2026US 12,638,091 B2Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Rupture disk with limited opening angle27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251231 A1Rembe GmbH Safety + Control
- Pressure relief component, battery cell, battery, and electric device9 Jul 2026US 2026/0196649 A1Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
- Valve for an aircraft turbine engine2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185626 A1Safran Aircraft Engines
- Vent assembly25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177160 A1Donaldson Company, Inc.
- Pressure relief apparatus, battery cell, battery, and power consuming device29 Jan 2026US 2026/0031471 A1Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Valve for a gas cylinder144US 5,048,554 ACeodeux S.A. · 1991
- Safety shut off valve59US 5,758,682 AMetal Goods Manufacturing Company · 1998
- Frangible connectors52US 5,419,354 A1995
- Breakaway hose coupling49US 5,529,085 ARichards Industries, Inc. · 1996
- Sterilization apparatus and method47US 5,288,462 AStephen D. Carter · 1994