F16K 31/055
For rotating valves
Official title: {for rotating valves}
F16K31/055 (For rotating valves) appears on 131 US grants and 142 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16K- Granted patents
- 131
- Published applications
- 142
- Assignees
- 100
- Inventors
- 283
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 5 | 4 |
| 2007 | 4 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 3 | 6 |
| 2014 | 2 | 7 |
| 2015 | 6 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 |
| 2017 | 6 | 12 |
| 2018 | 7 | 15 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 |
| 2020 | 8 | 15 |
| 2021 | 15 | 12 |
| 2022 | 6 | 11 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 |
| 2024 | 12 | 5 |
| 2025 | 8 | 9 |
| 2026 | 5 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Automatic flow control water tap with manual control function79US 5,092,560 A1992
- Valve actuator assembly and methods of using the same62US 8,342,478 B1Tri-Tec Manufacturing, LLC · 2013
- Valve with removable actuator45US 7,048,251 B2Caleffi S.p.A. · 2006
- Declutchable valve override40US 4,616,803 AKeystone International, Inc. · 1986
- Valve actuator40US 6,003,837 ABray International, Inc. · 1999