F16K 99/0015
Diaphragm or membrane valves
Official title: {Diaphragm or membrane valves}
F16K99/0015 (Diaphragm or membrane valves) appears on 578 US grants and 617 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16K- Granted patents
- 578
- Published applications
- 617
- Assignees
- 296
- Inventors
- 1,124
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 |
| 2002 | 8 | 34 |
| 2003 | 15 | 19 |
| 2004 | 18 | 18 |
| 2005 | 15 | 27 |
| 2006 | 22 | 16 |
| 2007 | 15 | 20 |
| 2008 | 11 | 35 |
| 2009 | 14 | 17 |
| 2010 | 11 | 26 |
| 2011 | 20 | 31 |
| 2012 | 17 | 27 |
| 2013 | 26 | 39 |
| 2014 | 31 | 34 |
| 2015 | 26 | 26 |
| 2016 | 25 | 25 |
| 2017 | 21 | 36 |
| 2018 | 28 | 24 |
| 2019 | 40 | 27 |
| 2020 | 20 | 24 |
| 2021 | 25 | 28 |
| 2022 | 25 | 21 |
| 2023 | 31 | 15 |
| 2024 | 17 | 22 |
| 2025 | 16 | 12 |
| 2026 | 11 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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