F16K 7/04
Constrictable by external radial force
Official title: constrictable by external radial force
F16K7/04 (Constrictable by external radial force) appears on 757 US grants and 587 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16K- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 1981 | 20 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 1 |
| 2002 | 7 | 9 |
| 2003 | 9 | 14 |
| 2004 | 13 | 21 |
| 2005 | 21 | 15 |
| 2006 | 16 | 17 |
| 2007 | 13 | 15 |
| 2008 | 7 | 15 |
| 2009 | 6 | 12 |
| 2010 | 7 | 15 |
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| 2017 | 32 | 52 |
| 2018 | 25 | 28 |
| 2019 | 40 | 33 |
| 2020 | 32 | 37 |
| 2021 | 30 | 29 |
| 2022 | 28 | 21 |
| 2023 | 28 | 32 |
| 2024 | 27 | 28 |
| 2025 | 27 | 25 |
| 2026 | 15 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
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- Pneumatic drain valve driving device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275694 A1Kohler (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
- Tube clamping device and operating method17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276088 A1Kendrion Kuhnke Automation GmbH
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By later US patents
- Pressure sensitive valves for extracorporeal circuits251US 5,186,431 A1993
- Body cavity pressure adjusting device for endoscope and laser medical treatment apparatus including body cavity pressure adjusting device175US 4,971,034 AAsahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1990
- System, method, and apparatus for monitoring, regulating, or controlling fluid flow174US 9,435,455 B2DEKA Products Limited Partnership · 2016
- Hand-held appliance for personal hygiene166US 4,655,198 AGimelli & Co. AG · 1987
- Valve and method160US 4,730,635 AHall Surgical · 1988