F16K 5/14
Special arrangements for separating the sealing faces or for pressing them together
F16K5/14 (Special arrangements for separating the sealing faces or for pressing them together) appears on 654 US grants and 476 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16K- Granted patents
- 654
- Published applications
- 476
- Assignees
- 373
- Inventors
- 1,090
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 19 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 19 | 0 |
| 1986 | 17 | 0 |
| 1987 | 19 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 1 |
| 2002 | 10 | 5 |
| 2003 | 8 | 5 |
| 2004 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 | 5 |
| 2006 | 3 | 8 |
| 2007 | 8 | 7 |
| 2008 | 1 | 6 |
| 2009 | 3 | 8 |
| 2010 | 8 | 12 |
| 2011 | 5 | 16 |
| 2012 | 11 | 15 |
| 2013 | 9 | 16 |
| 2014 | 11 | 17 |
| 2015 | 21 | 24 |
| 2016 | 21 | 24 |
| 2017 | 17 | 30 |
| 2018 | 27 | 30 |
| 2019 | 24 | 30 |
| 2020 | 29 | 57 |
| 2021 | 51 | 33 |
| 2022 | 39 | 42 |
| 2023 | 32 | 21 |
| 2024 | 27 | 28 |
| 2025 | 23 | 20 |
| 2026 | 14 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Ball valve with endurance enhancing features22 Sep 2026US 12,742,504 B2Precision Engine Controls Corporation
- Valve seat and a valve sealing arrangement of a valve assembly25 Aug 2026US 12,716,506 B2Fisher Controls International LLC
- Valve device11 Aug 2026US 12,704,188 B2Denso Corporation
- Multi-way valve with single valve rotor14 Jul 2026US 12,680,615 B2Stant USA Corp.
- Valve assembly useful for cryogenic applications5 May 2026US 12,618,479 B2ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
- Tight spring cavity with filler24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287071 A1FloWorks International LLC
- Pressure-assisted sealing a cage guided valve20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243355 A1Dresser, Inc.
- Fluid-dispensing motorised valve20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243357 A1Vernet
- Electromechanical actuating device, and fluid distribution valve comprising such an electromechanical actuating device30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218806 A1Vernet
- Flow path switching valve23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210448 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automatic shutoff valve114US 5,240,022 A1993
- Self draining valve84US 6,267,353 B1PBM, Inc. · 2001
- Device providing an effective seal for a spherical rotary slide valve67US 4,511,150 ASociete Nouvelle Auxim (Societe Anonyme) · 1985
- Top entry trunnion ball valve57US 4,566,482 A1986
- Gas valve with linear regulation for gas burners55US 6,845,966 B12005