F16K 24/044
The float being rigidly connected to the valve element, the assembly of
Official title: {the float being rigidly connected to the valve element, the assembly of float and valve element following a substantially translational movement when actuated, e.g. also for actuating a pilot valve}
F16K24/044 (The float being rigidly connected to the valve element, the assembly of) appears on 349 US grants and 306 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16K- Granted patents
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Automatic liquid drain device5 May 2026US 12,618,487 B22Cd Co., Ltd.
- Valve assembly and a method of forming the valve assembly23 Dec 2025US 12,504,087 B2Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
- Gas control valve and related systems and assemblies25 Nov 2025US 12,480,591 B2Pneumadyne, Inc.
- Valve device for fuel tank30 Sep 2025US 12,427,856 B2Piolax, Inc.
- Air release valve monitoring systems and methods1 Jul 2025US 12,345,355 B2
- Liquid level valve16 Jul 2026US 2026/0201974 A1Nanjing Hanshu Environmental Protection Equipment Co., Ltd.
- Fuel cut-off valve18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168587 A1Unick Corporation
- Flood vent and a float for a flood vent19 Mar 2026US 2026/0078599 A1Smart Vent Products, Inc.
- Float arrangement and air release valve incorporating same27 Nov 2025US 2025/0361947 A1Dynamic Fluid Control (Pty) Ltd.
- Automatic auxiliary drain for a fire control system11 Sep 2025US 2025/0281785 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Onboard vapor recovery system with two-stage shutoff valve108US 5,590,697 AG. T. Products, Inc. · 1997
- Vacuum release valve and method62US 6,687,923 B2Poolside International Pty Ltd. · 2004
- Air breather plug assembly for use in power transmission unit56US 4,794,942 AToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha · 1989
- Fuel tank structure53US 5,392,804 AAisan Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1995
- Tank venting control system52US 6,170,510 B2Stant Manufacturing Inc. · 2001