F16K 49/00
Means in or on valves for heating or cooling
Official title: Means in or on valves for heating or cooling (heating or cooling of pipes or pipe systems F16L53/00; thermal insulation in connection with pipes or pipe systems F16L59/16)
F16K49/00 (Means in or on valves for heating or cooling) appears on 432 US grants and 416 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16K- Granted patents
- 432
- Published applications
- 416
- Assignees
- 291
- Inventors
- 952
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 5 |
| 2003 | 9 | 8 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 |
| 2005 | 4 | 9 |
| 2006 | 6 | 9 |
| 2007 | 4 | 8 |
| 2008 | 6 | 8 |
| 2009 | 5 | 12 |
| 2010 | 7 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 7 |
| 2012 | 3 | 7 |
| 2013 | 7 | 34 |
| 2014 | 4 | 13 |
| 2015 | 20 | 18 |
| 2016 | 19 | 27 |
| 2017 | 28 | 33 |
| 2018 | 40 | 25 |
| 2019 | 14 | 25 |
| 2020 | 22 | 39 |
| 2021 | 29 | 21 |
| 2022 | 32 | 21 |
| 2023 | 18 | 22 |
| 2024 | 17 | 20 |
| 2025 | 15 | 25 |
| 2026 | 12 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Lube control flow valves for vehicle rear cases and differentials6 Oct 2026US 12,753,832 B2Sonnax Transmission Company
- Freeze valve in a target material generator18 Aug 2026US 12,710,104 B2ASML Netherlands B. V.
- Fluid flow valve and methods of operating thereof11 Aug 2026US 12,704,193 B2APPLIED Materials.Inc.
- Sensor cleaning system with anti-freezing function19 May 2026US 12,630,120 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Powder protecting three-way valve with cylindrical heating element14 Apr 2026US 12,601,411 B2Aotech Co.,Ltd.
- Compact valve for cryogen media with conditioning system30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218798 A1Linde Aktiengesellschaft
- Flow control apparatus11 Jun 2026US 2026/0160338 A1ASM IP Holding B. V.
- Freeze-Safe Heat Pipe Valve Stem28 May 2026US 2026/0146682 A1
- Improved multiport rotary valve assembly21 May 2026US 2026/0139748 A1ILiAD IP COMPANY, LLC
- Thermal management assembly for a multiport rotary valve assembly21 May 2026US 2026/0139764 A1ILiAD IP COMPANY, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Device for heating fluid controller568US 6,060,691 AFujikin Incorporated · 2000
- Deposition valve assembly and method of heating the same538US 9,096,931 B2ASM America, Inc. · 2015
- Valve for controlling flow rate of gas404US 6,321,780 B1Benkan Corporation · 2001
- Diaphragm valve with reliability enhancements for atomic layer deposition386US 7,021,330 B2Planar Systems, Inc. · 2006
- Poppet valve with heater53US 6,805,152 B2SMC Corporation · 2004