F16L 2201/40
Special arrangements for pipe couplings: for special environments
Official title: for special environments
F16L2201/40 (Special arrangements for pipe couplings: for special environments) appears on 321 US grants and 415 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16L- Granted patents
- 321
- Published applications
- 415
- Assignees
- 209
- Inventors
- 649
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| 2003 | 6 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 7 |
| 2006 | 3 | 7 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 | 3 | 13 |
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| 2012 | 4 | 16 |
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| 2021 | 13 | 19 |
| 2022 | 19 | 23 |
| 2023 | 18 | 26 |
| 2024 | 35 | 31 |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 |
| 2026 | 16 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Transfer device25 Aug 2026US 12,716,536 B2Chargepoint Technology Limited
- Genderless aseptic connector14 Jul 2026US 12,680,639 B2WilMarc Holdings, LLC
- Aseptic fluid couplings14 Jul 2026US 12,680,643 B2Colder Products Company
- Connector for multiple sized connections2 Jun 2026US 12,644,549 B2Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
- Connector system for use in ultra-high vacuum systems2 Jun 2026US 12,644,557 B2Atlas Bimetals Labs, Inc.
- Fluid couplings with in-line flow valve17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276121 A1Colder Products Company
- Aseptic Coupling Devices10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266404 A1Colder Products Company
- Connecting device for connecting a first pipe end to a second pipe end27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251252 A1U-CONSULTING GmbH
- Aseptic fluid couplings13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235239 A1Colder Products Company
- Genderless interface connector pull tool18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166696 A1MSD International GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fluid connectors235US 4,022,205 A1977
- Swabable fluid connectors and fluid connector pairs137US 7,396,051 B2Baxa Corporation · 2008
- Swabable fluid connectors and fluid connector pairs126US 7,763,013 B2Baxa Corporation · 2010
- Connector assemblies, fluid systems, and methods for making a connection109US 6,655,655 B1Pall Corporation · 2003
- Method of forming a connection between two sealed conduits using radiant energy98US 4,157,723 ABaxter Travenol Laboratories, Inc. · 1979