F16L 11/18
Articulated hoses
Official title: Articulated hoses, e.g. composed of a series of rings
F16L11/18 (Articulated hoses) appears on 89 US grants and 80 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16L- Granted patents
- 89
- Published applications
- 80
- Assignees
- 70
- Inventors
- 188
- Latest grant
- 28 Apr 2026
Filings by year
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| 2006 | 3 | 1 |
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| 2010 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 6 |
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| 2019 | 3 | 7 |
| 2020 | 3 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Articulating faucet28 Apr 2026US 12,612,771 B2Kohler Co.
- Fire resistant sleeves6 May 2025US 12,292,156 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Flexible bracket, flexible water pipe assembly and water faucet device22 Oct 2024US 12,123,180 B2Beijing Kohler Ltd.
- Articulating faucet10 Sep 2024US 12,085,202 B2Kohler Co.
- Articulating faucet6 Aug 2024US 12,054,925 B2Kohler Co.
- Articulating faucet7 Nov 2024US 2024/0368865 A1Kohler Co.
- Fire resistant sleeves6 Jun 2024US 2024/0183481 A1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Articulating faucet21 Dec 2023US 2023/0408007 A1Kohler Co.
- Flexible bracket, flexible water pipe assembly and water faucet device15 Jun 2023US 2023/0183952 A1Beijing Lohler Ltd.
- Flexible shaft24 Nov 2022US 2022/0373018 A1Picote Solutions Oy Ltd.
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- Flexible drill pipe1,412US 4,600,037 ATexas Eastern Drilling Systems, Inc. · 1986
- Ball and socket joint with internal stop248US 5,449,206 ALockwood Products, Inc. · 1995
- Flexible shower arm assembly219US 5,865,378 ATeledyne Industries, Inc. · 1999
- Ball and socket joint with internal stop205US 6,042,155 ALockwood Products, Inc. · 2000