F16K 17/406
The fracturing member being a generally elongated member
Official title: {the fracturing member being a generally elongated member, e.g. rod or wire, which is directly connected to a movable valve member, the breaking or buckling of the elongated member allowing the valve member to move to a closed or open position}
F16K17/406 (The fracturing member being a generally elongated member) appears on 100 US grants and 61 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16K- Granted patents
- 100
- Published applications
- 61
- Assignees
- 45
- Inventors
- 113
- Latest grant
- 19 May 2026
Filings by year
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| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 6 | 3 |
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| 2012 | 2 | 1 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 |
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| 2017 | 6 | 8 |
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| 2019 | 5 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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