F16L 23/04
The flanges being connected by members tensioned in the radial plane
Official title: the flanges being connected by members tensioned in the radial plane (F16L23/12 takes precedence)
F16L23/04 (The flanges being connected by members tensioned in the radial plane) appears on 754 US grants and 713 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Profiled clamp18 Aug 2026US 12,710,119 B2Norma Germany GmbH
- Hygienic clamp with position feedback14 Jul 2026US 12,680,635 B2Tourgee & Associates, Inc.
- Seal for a tri-clamp connection, and tri-clamp connection having such a seal17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276119 A1U-CONSULTING GmbH
- Pipe element, coupling and roller set27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251240 A1Victaulic Company
- Grooved Pipe Element and Coupling27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251244 A1Victaulic Company
- Grooved Pipe Element and Coupling27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251247 A1Victaulic Company
- Adapter coupling27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251248 A1Victaulic Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Source chemical container assembly561US 6,889,864 B2ASM International N.V. · 2005
- Hingeable split pipe collar144US 4,408,788 AGrinnell Fire Protection Systems Company, Inc. · 1983
- Deformable mechanical pipe coupling117US 7,086,131 B2Victaulic Company · 2006
- Flexible joint capable of use in the O'Connor combustor coaxial piping115US 4,850,616 AWestinghouse Electric Corp. · 1989
- Pipe coupling hinge114US 5,018,768 AQuikcoup, Inc. · 1991