F16K 3/32
Means for additional adjustment of the rate of flow
F16K3/32 (Means for additional adjustment of the rate of flow) appears on 146 US grants and 128 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16K- Granted patents
- 146
- Published applications
- 128
- Assignees
- 119
- Inventors
- 297
- Latest grant
- 23 Jun 2026
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| 2020 | 9 | 6 |
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| 2022 | 6 | 8 |
| 2023 | 7 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 9 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 |
| 2026 | 3 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Hydraulic valve unit and work machine using the hydraulic valve unit12 Mar 2026US 2026/0068798 A1Kubota Corporation
- Scooter5 Mar 2026US 2026/0061783 A13Km Pte. Ltd.
- Control Valve6 Nov 2025US 2025/0341256 A1Siemens Schweiz AG
- Thermal management system28 Nov 2024US 2024/0391290 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Flow control valve46US 7,628,170 B2Emerson Electric Co. · 2009
- Variable orifice flow regulator40US 5,020,774 AThe United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1991
- Control valve for flow of solids37US 4,531,539 AGeneral Signal Corporation · 1985
- Fluid flow regulating valve35US 5,308,040 A1994
- Gas taps31US 4,015,631 AEwarts Limited · 1977