F16K 27/12
Covers for housings
F16K27/12 (Covers for housings) appears on 309 US grants and 316 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16K- Granted patents
- 309
- Published applications
- 316
- Assignees
- 244
- Inventors
- 728
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 |
| 2004 | 6 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 7 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 |
| 2007 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 4 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 6 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 12 |
| 2013 | 4 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 | 19 |
| 2015 | 12 | 16 |
| 2016 | 16 | 12 |
| 2017 | 15 | 21 |
| 2018 | 15 | 15 |
| 2019 | 14 | 22 |
| 2020 | 19 | 19 |
| 2021 | 16 | 27 |
| 2022 | 27 | 24 |
| 2023 | 21 | 29 |
| 2024 | 24 | 29 |
| 2025 | 25 | 15 |
| 2026 | 14 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Backwater valve cover system1 Sep 2026US 12,723,674 B2Radon Home Defense Inc.
- Apparatus for utility control25 Aug 2026US 12,716,512 B2WCM Industries, Inc.
- Multi-way valve11 Aug 2026US 12,704,194 B2Stant USA Corp.
- Adapter plate for coupling a water treatment controller to a valve body11 Aug 2026US 12,704,195 B2Franklin Fueling Systems, Inc.
- Electro-hydraulic valve cover and method of use21 Jul 2026US 12,687,235 B2
- Pendulum valve apparatus, substrate processing apparatus including the same, and method of operating pendulum valve apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298350 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Apparatus for utility control1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298362 A1WCM Industries, Inc.
- Valve upper part for sanitary fittings27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251232 A1Flühs Drehtechnik GmbH
- Emergency degassing unit for degassing battery housing and battery housing6 Aug 2026US 2026/0229684 A1Mann+Hummel GmbH
- Snap-Fit and Valve Device with Snap-Fit30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218804 A1Zhejiang Dunan Artificial Environment Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Concealed sanitary valve unit95US 4,572,232 A1986
- Valve manifold box and method of making same83US 6,199,580 B12001
- Spread center faucet76US 4,387,738 AElkay Manufacturing Company · 1983
- Fire hydrant cover including a controller coupled with a transceiver and a lock mechanism54US 9,315,973 B2Miltel Communication Ltd. · 2016
- Contaminated valve containment device38US 5,511,573 AK N Energy, Inc. · 1996