F16K 24/02
The enclosure being itself a valve, tap, or cock
Official title: the enclosure being itself a valve, tap, or cock
F16K24/02 (The enclosure being itself a valve, tap, or cock) appears on 109 US grants and 86 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16K- Granted patents
- 109
- Published applications
- 86
- Assignees
- 86
- Inventors
- 220
- Latest grant
- 13 Jan 2026
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| 2018 | 4 | 1 |
| 2019 | 5 | 12 |
| 2020 | 6 | 8 |
| 2021 | 7 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 | 7 |
| 2024 | 4 | 6 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Mixing fixture for flexible-pipe spray head59US 4,827,538 AFriedrich Grohe Armaturenfabrik GmbH & Co. · 1989
- Vented valve55US 7,513,395 B2The Meyer Company · 2009
- Anti-syphon freezeless water hydrant45US 4,475,570 APrier Brass Manufacturing Co. · 1984
- Multiport valve including leakage control system, particularly for a thermal regenerative fume incinerator42US 5,375,622 A1994
- Vented ball valve with lock-out ring33US 5,785,074 ANIBCO Inc. · 1998