F16K 31/3855
The discharge being effected through the diaphragm and being blockable by a
Official title: {the discharge being effected through the diaphragm and being blockable by a mechanically-actuated member making contact with the diaphragm}
F16K31/3855 (The discharge being effected through the diaphragm and being blockable by a) appears on 144 US grants and 126 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16K- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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