F16K 7/17
The diaphragm being actuated by fluid pressure
Official title: the diaphragm being actuated by fluid pressure
F16K7/17 (The diaphragm being actuated by fluid pressure) appears on 398 US grants and 418 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16K- Granted patents
- 398
- Published applications
- 418
- Assignees
- 211
- Inventors
- 693
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 11 |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 |
| 2004 | 4 | 7 |
| 2005 | 2 | 13 |
| 2006 | 8 | 6 |
| 2007 | 4 | 5 |
| 2008 | 2 | 5 |
| 2009 | 3 | 7 |
| 2010 | 2 | 6 |
| 2011 | 5 | 7 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 |
| 2013 | 3 | 12 |
| 2014 | 10 | 14 |
| 2015 | 11 | 10 |
| 2016 | 15 | 25 |
| 2017 | 10 | 29 |
| 2018 | 24 | 26 |
| 2019 | 30 | 38 |
| 2020 | 23 | 40 |
| 2021 | 39 | 31 |
| 2022 | 34 | 29 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 |
| 2025 | 26 | 11 |
| 2026 | 13 | 18 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Fluid control valve with diaphragm tensioning geometry6 Oct 2026US 12,753,844 B2Equilibar, LLC
- Safety valve29 Sep 2026US 12,747,806 B2Ham-Let [Israel-Canada] Ltd.
- Valve device15 Sep 2026US 12,736,139 B2Fujikin Incorporated
- Fluid device8 Sep 2026US 12,729,770 B2Surpass Industry Co., Ltd.
- Diaphragm valve formed using additive manufacture18 Aug 2026US 12,710,102 B2Neptune Technology Group Inc.
- Valve and fluid control device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287077 A1Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Ultra-low flow limiting device3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258873 A1Canature Health Technology Group Co., Ltd.
- Fluid control valve with diaphragm tensioning geometry27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251225 A1Equilibar, LLC
- Fluid control valve30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218797 A1Ckd Corporation
- Compact valve for cryogen media with conditioning system30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218798 A1Linde Aktiengesellschaft
Most cited
By later US patents
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- Method and system for including robots into social networks220US 8,321,364 B1Google Inc. · 2012
- Valve with flexible sheet member and two port non-flexing backer member181US 5,660,370 AIntegrated Fludics, Inc. · 1997
- Valve with flexible sheet member161US 4,848,722 AIntegrated Fluidics, Inc. · 1989
- Valve with flexible sheet member154US 4,852,851 AIntegrated Fluidics, Inc. · 1989