F16K 31/005
Piezoelectric benders
Official title: {Piezoelectric benders}
F16K31/005 (Piezoelectric benders) appears on 174 US grants and 121 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16K- Granted patents
- 174
- Published applications
- 121
- Assignees
- 116
- Inventors
- 365
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 3 |
| 2002 | 6 | 4 |
| 2003 | 1 | 8 |
| 2004 | 7 | 9 |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 |
| 2006 | 4 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 5 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 9 |
| 2015 | 0 | 7 |
| 2016 | 8 | 5 |
| 2017 | 7 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 | 7 |
| 2020 | 4 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 6 |
| 2023 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 | 8 |
| 2026 | 6 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Independent dual actuation piezo valve for magnetic resonance environments18 Aug 2026US 12,710,107 B2Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Fluid flow valve and methods of operating thereof11 Aug 2026US 12,704,193 B2APPLIED Materials.Inc.
- Systems and methods for piezo valves4 Aug 2026US 12,698,843 B2Aventics GmbH
- Fluid control device28 Jul 2026US 12,692,954 B2Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Peizoelectric valve assembly14 Jul 2026US 12,680,621 B2Humphrey Products Company
- Piezoelectric valve6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226993 A1Camozzi Automation S.P.A.
- Vacuum pad, hand, and transfer apparatus18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166756 A1Semes Co., Ltd.
- Piezoelectric valve21 May 2026US 2026/0139755 A1SMC Corporation
- Piezoelectric valve21 May 2026US 2026/0139756 A1SMC Corporation
- Independent dual actuation piezo valve for magnetic resonance environments19 Jun 2025US 2025/0198530 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Valve system with removable fluid interface540US 5,088,515 A1992
- Pressure-measurement flow control system462US 4,808,161 A1989
- Cassette for intravenous-line flow-control system453US 6,165,154 ADEKA Products Limited Partnership · 2000
- Method and system for measuring volume and controlling flow439US 5,533,389 ADEKA Products Limited Partnership · 1996
- Enhanced pressure measurement flow control system405US 4,976,162 A1990