F16K 31/60
Handles
Official title: Handles {(form, features or function of taps or faucet handles for domestic plumbing installations E03C1/04)}
F16K31/60 (Handles) appears on 1,032 US grants and 1,099 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16K- Granted patents
- 1,032
- Published applications
- 1,099
- Assignees
- 633
- Inventors
- 1,964
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 3 |
| 2002 | 12 | 3 |
| 2003 | 4 | 5 |
| 2004 | 9 | 19 |
| 2005 | 14 | 10 |
| 2006 | 12 | 14 |
| 2007 | 9 | 20 |
| 2008 | 6 | 27 |
| 2009 | 12 | 20 |
| 2010 | 7 | 21 |
| 2011 | 12 | 18 |
| 2012 | 18 | 35 |
| 2013 | 20 | 33 |
| 2014 | 30 | 47 |
| 2015 | 36 | 55 |
| 2016 | 48 | 71 |
| 2017 | 54 | 85 |
| 2018 | 66 | 70 |
| 2019 | 70 | 75 |
| 2020 | 60 | 93 |
| 2021 | 74 | 78 |
| 2022 | 80 | 67 |
| 2023 | 73 | 71 |
| 2024 | 64 | 66 |
| 2025 | 52 | 47 |
| 2026 | 35 | 46 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- System of valves for cell culture machine6 Oct 2026US 12,753,847 B2Cellaven
- Railway tank car having a discharge valve assembly and a dis-engageable valve handle assembly coupled to the discharge valve assembly15 Sep 2026US 12,736,149 B2Gunderson LLC
- Fuel pump shutoff valve for liquidfied petroleum injection engine8 Sep 2026US 12,729,661 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Motion interrupting water-saving faucet valve1 Sep 2026US 12,723,384 B2Sense-Able Faucet, LLC
- Ball valve with flexible arm and detents for maintaining valve open or closed1 Sep 2026US 12,723,663 B1
- Water Control Valve1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298357 A1Hain Yo Enterprises Co., Ltd.
- Control arrangement for a household appliance24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287083 A1BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
- Auxiliary hydraulic port expansion system for excavators17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276094 A1Ahearn Equipment, Inc.
- Port plug for a battery cell17 Sep 2026US 2026/0280022 A1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Valve upper part for sanitary fittings27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251232 A1Flühs Drehtechnik GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Handle assembly109US 4,766,642 AKohler Co. · 1988
- Wall-mounted faucet control components89US 8,607,662 B2Alexander Yeh Industry Co., Ltd. · 2013
- Stopcock79US 7,984,730 B2Elcam Medical Agricultural Cooperative Association Ltd. · 2011
- Valve with smart handle75US 7,114,510 B2INO Therapeutics LLC · 2006
- Quick connect fitting for a faucet handle and the like74US 4,593,430 AMasco Corporation of Indiana · 1986