F16K 37/00
Special means in or on valves or other cut-off apparatus for indicating
Official title: Special means in or on valves or other cut-off apparatus for indicating or recording operation thereof, or for enabling an alarm to be given
F16K37/00 (Special means in or on valves or other cut-off apparatus for indicating) appears on 3,197 US grants and 3,322 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16K- Granted patents
- 3,197
- Published applications
- 3,322
- Assignees
- 1,582
- Inventors
- 6,412
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 12 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | 21 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 17 | 0 |
| 1985 | 23 | 0 |
| 1986 | 18 | 0 |
| 1987 | 26 | 0 |
| 1988 | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 | 30 | 0 |
| 1990 | 25 | 0 |
| 1991 | 18 | 0 |
| 1992 | 32 | 0 |
| 1993 | 29 | 0 |
| 1994 | 20 | 0 |
| 1995 | 18 | 0 |
| 1996 | 39 | 0 |
| 1997 | 29 | 0 |
| 1998 | 29 | 0 |
| 1999 | 21 | 0 |
| 2000 | 44 | 0 |
| 2001 | 41 | 8 |
| 2002 | 30 | 37 |
| 2003 | 34 | 36 |
| 2004 | 41 | 54 |
| 2005 | 39 | 51 |
| 2006 | 44 | 50 |
| 2007 | 25 | 46 |
| 2008 | 27 | 53 |
| 2009 | 33 | 49 |
| 2010 | 41 | 75 |
| 2011 | 33 | 83 |
| 2012 | 49 | 85 |
| 2013 | 78 | 130 |
| 2014 | 76 | 129 |
| 2015 | 107 | 131 |
| 2016 | 114 | 158 |
| 2017 | 140 | 210 |
| 2018 | 142 | 252 |
| 2019 | 203 | 209 |
| 2020 | 209 | 262 |
| 2021 | 219 | 228 |
| 2022 | 219 | 229 |
| 2023 | 186 | 234 |
| 2024 | 218 | 213 |
| 2025 | 211 | 184 |
| 2026 | 116 | 126 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Magnetic position sensor for measuring linear displacement1,173US 6,670,806 B2Koninklijke Philips Electronics N. V. · 2003
- Metering valve516US 4,164,959 AThe Salk Institute for Biological Studies · 1979
- Diagnostic apparatus and method for fluid control valves213US 5,197,328 AFisher Controls International LLC · 1993
- Valve positioner with pressure feedback, dynamic correction and diagnostics203US 5,573,032 ARosemount Inc. · 1996
- Online valve diagnostic monitoring system176US 5,329,465 AWestinghouse Electric Corp. · 1994