F16K 35/027
The locking mechanism being actuated by pushing or pulling the valve actuator
Official title: {the locking mechanism being actuated by pushing or pulling the valve actuator, the valve actuator being rotated subsequently to bring the valve closure element in the desired position}
F16K35/027 (The locking mechanism being actuated by pushing or pulling the valve actuator) appears on 77 US grants and 77 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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