F16K 2099/0094
Micropumps
Official title: {Micropumps}
F16K2099/0094 (Micropumps) appears on 210 US grants and 217 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16K- Granted patents
- 210
- Published applications
- 217
- Assignees
- 103
- Inventors
- 336
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 7 |
| 2002 | 11 | 7 |
| 2003 | 2 | 10 |
| 2004 | 8 | 9 |
| 2005 | 6 | 10 |
| 2006 | 6 | 7 |
| 2007 | 9 | 6 |
| 2008 | 2 | 14 |
| 2009 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010 | 5 | 10 |
| 2011 | 9 | 14 |
| 2012 | 10 | 9 |
| 2013 | 9 | 10 |
| 2014 | 15 | 14 |
| 2015 | 7 | 9 |
| 2016 | 7 | 11 |
| 2017 | 11 | 21 |
| 2018 | 8 | 5 |
| 2019 | 17 | 11 |
| 2020 | 9 | 4 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 |
| 2022 | 4 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Tuned micro check valves and pumps15 Sep 2026US 12,736,044 B2Q T Flow Ltd
- Microfluidic valve, method for its manufacture, and uses thereof28 Jul 2026US 12,692,848 B2Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas (Csic)
- Microelectronic thermal valve17 Mar 2026US 12,578,035 B2Purdue Research Foundation
- Low-cost microfluidic devices and systems and method of manufacturing25 Nov 2025US 12,478,962 B1Corporation for National Research Initiatives
- Valve, fluid control device, pressurizing device, and sphygmomanometer26 Aug 2025US 12,398,814 B2Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Microelectronic thermal valve30 May 2024US 2024/0175522 A1Purdue Research Foundation
- Valve, fluid control device, pressurizing device, and sphygmomanometer15 Feb 2024US 2024/0052933 A1Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Microfluidic valve, method for its manufacture, and uses thereof17 Aug 2023US 2023/0258164 A1Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas (Csic)
- Micro bi-Directional Valves and Systems13 Apr 2023US 2023/0112564 A1
- Tuned micro check valves and pumps11 Aug 2022US 2022/0252062 A1Q T Flow Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Microfabricated elastomeric valve and pump systems619US 6,408,878 B1California Institute of Technology · 2002
- Methods and apparatus for analyzing polynucleotide sequences612US 6,818,395 B1California Institute of Technology · 2004
- Methods and apparatus for analyzing polynucleotide sequences567US 6,911,345 B2California Institute of Technology · 2005
- Membrane pump with stretchable pump membrane348US 6,948,918 B2Novo Nordisk A/S · 2005
- Method of making a microfabricated elastomeric valve294US 6,793,753 B2California Institute of Technology · 2004