F16K 3/22
Gate valves or sliding valves, i.e. cut-off apparatus with closing members having
Official title: with sealing faces shaped as surfaces of solids of revolution (F16K13/02 takes precedence; with resilient valve members F16K3/28)
F16K3/22 (Gate valves or sliding valves, i.e. cut-off apparatus with closing members having) appears on 1,096 US grants and 1,103 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16K- Granted patents
- 1,096
- Published applications
- 1,103
- Assignees
- 669
- Inventors
- 2,130
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | 16 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 1 |
| 2002 | 8 | 18 |
| 2003 | 15 | 24 |
| 2004 | 17 | 18 |
| 2005 | 21 | 23 |
| 2006 | 14 | 27 |
| 2007 | 9 | 21 |
| 2008 | 13 | 19 |
| 2009 | 11 | 22 |
| 2010 | 13 | 26 |
| 2011 | 10 | 33 |
| 2012 | 23 | 20 |
| 2013 | 29 | 35 |
| 2014 | 29 | 54 |
| 2015 | 32 | 64 |
| 2016 | 67 | 59 |
| 2017 | 44 | 65 |
| 2018 | 56 | 71 |
| 2019 | 66 | 98 |
| 2020 | 70 | 86 |
| 2021 | 81 | 75 |
| 2022 | 63 | 55 |
| 2023 | 58 | 69 |
| 2024 | 66 | 53 |
| 2025 | 56 | 36 |
| 2026 | 25 | 31 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Vibration reducing device25 Aug 2026US 12,716,522 B2FMC Technologies, Inc.
- Flow channel for an integrated pump with rotary valve18 Aug 2026US 12,710,043 B1Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc.
- Purge air sealing valve8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309238 A1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Improvements in, or relating to valves and methods therefor24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287081 A1
- Ultra high temperature thrust flow actuator to minimize friction and leakage17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274400 A1Agency for Defense Development
- Bi-directional safe choke valve27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251224 A1SRI Energy, Inc.
- Reduced Stroke Control Cartridge For Hydraulic Valve20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243353 A1Giacomini S.p. A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Disposable plastic reciprocating valve212US 4,421,296 AMedical Valve Corporation · 1983
- Latching trumpet valve for medical infusions169US 5,228,646 A1993
- Spool valve with offset outlet151US 5,064,168 ABurron Medical Inc. · 1991
- Medical suction valve118US 7,318,814 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · 2008
- Method and apparatus for using a high-pressure fluid jet97US 5,524,821 AJetec Company · 1996