F16K 31/045
With torque limiters
Official title: {with torque limiters}
F16K31/045 (With torque limiters) appears on 66 US grants and 44 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16K- Granted patents
- 66
- Published applications
- 44
- Assignees
- 63
- Inventors
- 135
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 6 | 8 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020 | 7 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Torque limiter coupling assembly for valve actuators8 Sep 2026US 12,729,776 B2Watts Regulator Co.
- Control valve and manufacturing method therefor10 Mar 2026US 12,571,486 B2Zhejiang Sanhua Automotive Components Co., Ltd.
- Electric valve14 Oct 2025US 12,442,464 B2Zhejiang Sanhua Automotive Components Co., Ltd.
- Torque limiter for valve actuators28 Jan 2025US 12,209,681 B1Watts Regulator Co.
- Valve providing supplemental feedback during operation31 Dec 2024US 12,181,074 B2Badger Meter, Inc.
- Subsea valve actuator11 Jun 2026US 2026/0160341 A1OneSubsea IP UK Limited
- Torque limiter coupling assembly for valve actuators15 Jan 2026US 2026/0016102 A1Watts Regulator Co.
- Torque limiter for valve actuators9 Jan 2025US 2025/0012374 A1Watts Regulator Co.
- Electric valve11 Jul 2024US 2024/0229960 A1Zhejiang Sanhua Automotive Components Co., Ltd.
- Control valve and manufacturing method therefor20 Jun 2024US 2024/0200685 A1Zhejiang Sanhua Automotive Components Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- DC motor actuated flow diversion valve63US 5,226,454 AHydrotech Chemical Corporation · 1993
- Low power valve actuator48US 5,085,401 AH. L. Ledeen Associates · 1992
- Rotary valve47US 4,501,297 AAutomatic Switch Company · 1985
- Actuator and zone valve47US 5,540,414 ATaco, Inc. · 1996
- Valve actuator40US 6,003,837 ABray International, Inc. · 1999