F16K 31/535
For rotating valves
Official title: {for rotating valves (F16K31/54 takes precedence)}
F16K31/535 (For rotating valves) appears on 386 US grants and 439 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16K- Granted patents
- 386
- Published applications
- 439
- Assignees
- 276
- Inventors
- 866
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 7 | 6 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 5 | 3 |
| 2007 | 4 | 5 |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 | 9 |
| 2010 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 5 | 10 |
| 2014 | 3 | 6 |
| 2015 | 5 | 16 |
| 2016 | 2 | 11 |
| 2017 | 18 | 31 |
| 2018 | 23 | 32 |
| 2019 | 25 | 37 |
| 2020 | 29 | 39 |
| 2021 | 36 | 30 |
| 2022 | 37 | 55 |
| 2023 | 34 | 41 |
| 2024 | 44 | 40 |
| 2025 | 42 | 26 |
| 2026 | 19 | 21 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Rotatable ball valve apparatus and method98US 4,681,133 AHydril Company · 1987
- Rotatable ball valve apparatus and method82US 4,703,807 AHydril Company · 1987
- Pendulum valve assembly79US 6,089,537 AMKS Instruments, Inc. · 2000
- Gate valve apparatus and method59US 4,572,298 AHydril Company · 1986
- Geared hand wheel for butterfly valves50US 4,093,180 AJames M. Carroll Company · 1978