F16L 23/18
The sealing means being rings
Official title: the sealing means being rings
F16L23/18 (The sealing means being rings) appears on 689 US grants and 659 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16L- Granted patents
- 689
- Published applications
- 659
- Assignees
- 474
- Inventors
- 1,387
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 11 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 3 |
| 2002 | 9 | 11 |
| 2003 | 14 | 10 |
| 2004 | 8 | 21 |
| 2005 | 15 | 20 |
| 2006 | 7 | 9 |
| 2007 | 4 | 21 |
| 2008 | 8 | 24 |
| 2009 | 13 | 27 |
| 2010 | 14 | 18 |
| 2011 | 8 | 25 |
| 2012 | 21 | 18 |
| 2013 | 13 | 23 |
| 2014 | 15 | 21 |
| 2015 | 24 | 38 |
| 2016 | 14 | 33 |
| 2017 | 25 | 31 |
| 2018 | 25 | 40 |
| 2019 | 18 | 36 |
| 2020 | 35 | 37 |
| 2021 | 31 | 39 |
| 2022 | 38 | 31 |
| 2023 | 31 | 36 |
| 2024 | 45 | 33 |
| 2025 | 26 | 30 |
| 2026 | 23 | 24 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Joint structure6 Oct 2026US 12,753,872 B2Fujikin Incorporated
- Sealing member for repairing a pipeline and method of use15 Sep 2026US 12,736,157 B2Oceaneering International, Inc.
- Coupling permitting longitudinal axis rotation of pipe elements1 Sep 2026US 12,723,687 B2Victaulic Company
- Dielectric ring gaskets and related methods and assemblies for detecting internal current transfer in a pipeline25 Aug 2026US 12,716,530 B2Focus Corrosion Inc.
- Pipeline fixing member, vehicle system, and vehicle18 Aug 2026US 12,710,122 B2BYD Company Limited
- A hazardous fluid isolation system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309284 A1Fabrum IP Holdings Limited
- Seal for a tri-clamp connection, and tri-clamp connection having such a seal17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276119 A1U-CONSULTING GmbH
- Sealing Device and Method for the Production Thereof and Pipeline System17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276120 A1Glatt GmbH
- Gasket with electrical isolating coatings3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258867 A1GPT Industries, LLC
- Pipe element, coupling and roller set27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251240 A1Victaulic Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Deformable mechanical pipe coupling117US 7,086,131 B2Victaulic Company · 2006
- Mechanical pipe coupling having spacers113US 7,401,819 B2Victaulic Company · 2008
- Quick-connect coupling for thin-walled pipes112US 4,471,979 AVictaulic Company of Canada Limited · 1984
- Deformable mechanical pipe coupling90US 7,341,287 B2Victaulic Company · 2008
- Sealed joint and gasket therefor81US 3,930,656 AParker-Hannifin Corporation · 1976