F16K 7/00

Diaphragm valves or cut-off apparatus

Official title: Diaphragm {valves or} cut-off apparatus, e.g. with a member deformed, but not moved bodily, to close the passage (container gates or closures operating by deformation of flexible walls B65D90/56; means for plugging pipes or hoses F16L55/10 ){; Pinch valves}

F16K7/00 (Diaphragm valves or cut-off apparatus) appears on 2,221 US grants and 1,934 published applications in this corpus.

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Granted patents: 2,221
Published applications: 1,934
Assignees: 1,138
Inventors: 3,710
Latest grant: 6 Oct 2026

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F16K 7/00: granted patents and published applications per publication year
Year	Granted patents	Published applications
1976	28	0
1977	23	0
1978	23	0
1979	23	0
1980	24	0
1981	30	0
1982	28	0
1983	20	0
1984	23	0
1985	31	0
1986	17	0
1987	22	0
1988	15	0
1989	18	0
1990	25	0
1991	24	0
1992	22	0
1993	29	0
1994	30	0
1995	21	0
1996	21	0
1997	17	0
1998	29	0
1999	27	0
2000	50	0
2001	38	13
2002	31	37
2003	26	39
2004	38	53
2005	39	55
2006	47	62
2007	33	47
2008	26	51
2009	24	43
2010	28	50
2011	25	49
2012	38	53
2013	35	59
2014	51	81
2015	67	85
2016	80	126
2017	92	129
2018	106	111
2019	121	123
2020	118	135
2021	121	111
2022	107	90
2023	91	94
2024	87	92
2025	83	77
2026	49	69

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