F16L 1/207
Pipe handling apparatus
Official title: {Pipe handling apparatus}
F16L1/207 (Pipe handling apparatus) appears on 185 US grants and 196 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16L- Granted patents
- 185
- Published applications
- 196
- Assignees
- 84
- Inventors
- 275
- Latest grant
- 21 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 5 | 4 |
| 2003 | 5 | 4 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 5 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 8 |
| 2011 | 3 | 11 |
| 2012 | 3 | 10 |
| 2013 | 7 | 10 |
| 2014 | 12 | 11 |
| 2015 | 15 | 16 |
| 2016 | 11 | 16 |
| 2017 | 15 | 10 |
| 2018 | 10 | 7 |
| 2019 | 13 | 16 |
| 2020 | 15 | 9 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 |
| 2022 | 9 | 11 |
| 2023 | 7 | 6 |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Hang-off system and method for use of hang-off system21 Apr 2026US 12,606,277 B2Econnect Energy AS
- Manipulator device to apply modules around a pipeline, laying vessel comprising said device and method to operate said laying vessel3 Mar 2026US 12,565,945 B2Saipem S.P.A.
- Hanging-off elongate elements during offshore operations20 Jan 2026US 12,529,271 B2Subsea 7 do Brasil Servicos Ltda
- System and method for deploying coils of spoolable pipe4 Nov 2025US 12,460,747 B2FlexSteel USA, LLC
- Top-lock pull-out type connecting device and immersed tube construction ship21 Oct 2025US 12,448,089 B2Cccc First Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd.
- Subsea conduit deployment device and process for using same10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266398 A1Koil Energy Solutions, Inc.
- Method and system for preparing subsea equipment for use with diverless installation means2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185634 A1Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras
- Subsea tool and method for handling hydraulic hoses11 Jun 2026US 2026/0160359 A1
- Hanging-off elongate elements during offshore operations30 Apr 2026US 2026/0117607 A1Subsea 7 do Brasil Servicos Ltda
- Device and method for erecting submarine pipelines in marine engineering11 Dec 2025US 2025/0377052 A1Jiangsu University of Science and Technology
Most cited
By later US patents
- Marine pipelay system41US 6,352,388 B1Coflexip Stena Offshore Limited · 2002
- Underwater pipe laying vessel38US 4,486,123 ABlohm & Voss AG · 1984
- Device and method for installing pipes at very great depths37US 6,361,250 B1Coflexip · 2002
- Device and process for unrolling flexible tubular conduits essentially vertically31US 5,348,423 ACoflexip · 1994
- Pipelay reel with flange chute and method of use28US 10,527,198 B2National Oilwell Varco, L. P. · 2020