F16K 5/12
Arrangements for modifying the way in which the rate of flow varies
Official title: Arrangements for modifying the way in which the rate of flow varies during the actuation of the valve
F16K5/12 (Arrangements for modifying the way in which the rate of flow varies) appears on 151 US grants and 158 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16K- Granted patents
- 151
- Published applications
- 158
- Assignees
- 127
- Inventors
- 362
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
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| 2026 | 4 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Ball valve, characterized orifice insert, and method of making the same16 Sep 2025US 12,416,364 B2Aalberts Integrated Piping Systems Americas, Inc.
- Characterized disc retention9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194148 A1Bray International, Inc.
- Thermal insulating valve handle with memory stop and locking mechanism30 Apr 2026US 2026/0117877 A1
- Integrated pressure balancing system in ball valve30 Apr 2026US 2026/0117890 A1Habonim Industrial Valves & Actuators Ltd.
- Valve trims having cellular arrays23 Apr 2026US 2026/0110371 A1Emerson Process Management Regulator Technologies, Inc.
- Valve and substrate processing apparatus16 Apr 2026US 2026/0104096 A1Tokyo Electron Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Flow control valve for use in fabrication of semiconductor devices104US 5,601,651 AFujitsu Limited · 1997
- Valve assembly74US 4,700,928 AMasco Corporation of Indiana · 1987
- Single valve ready to use hose end sprayer53US 6,578,776 B1Hayes Products, LLC · 2003
- Control valve for infusion system52US 4,079,737 AMed-Pak Corporation · 1978
- Ball control valve50US 4,881,718 AJamesbury Corporation · 1989