F16L 27/00
Adjustable joints
Official title: Adjustable joints; Joints allowing movement (of the quick-acting type F16L37/50; for double-walled or multi-channel pipes or pipe assemblies F16L39/04 {; specially adapted to be made of plastics or to be used with pipes made of plastics F16L47/18; specially adapted for pipes of brittle material F16L49/08})
F16L27/00 (Adjustable joints) appears on 2,602 US grants and 1,837 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16L- Granted patents
- 2,602
- Published applications
- 1,837
- Assignees
- 1,492
- Inventors
- 4,349
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 53 | 0 |
| 1977 | 36 | 0 |
| 1978 | 52 | 0 |
| 1979 | 43 | 0 |
| 1980 | 45 | 0 |
| 1981 | 48 | 0 |
| 1982 | 36 | 0 |
| 1983 | 37 | 0 |
| 1984 | 57 | 0 |
| 1985 | 49 | 0 |
| 1986 | 43 | 0 |
| 1987 | 59 | 0 |
| 1988 | 46 | 0 |
| 1989 | 55 | 0 |
| 1990 | 39 | 0 |
| 1991 | 46 | 0 |
| 1992 | 50 | 0 |
| 1993 | 41 | 0 |
| 1994 | 46 | 0 |
| 1995 | 33 | 0 |
| 1996 | 40 | 0 |
| 1997 | 27 | 0 |
| 1998 | 42 | 0 |
| 1999 | 44 | 0 |
| 2000 | 53 | 0 |
| 2001 | 49 | 12 |
| 2002 | 49 | 28 |
| 2003 | 37 | 29 |
| 2004 | 31 | 53 |
| 2005 | 27 | 54 |
| 2006 | 35 | 51 |
| 2007 | 23 | 41 |
| 2008 | 30 | 67 |
| 2009 | 25 | 53 |
| 2010 | 40 | 72 |
| 2011 | 38 | 59 |
| 2012 | 42 | 52 |
| 2013 | 46 | 80 |
| 2014 | 46 | 102 |
| 2015 | 60 | 83 |
| 2016 | 53 | 99 |
| 2017 | 83 | 96 |
| 2018 | 69 | 109 |
| 2019 | 94 | 100 |
| 2020 | 95 | 124 |
| 2021 | 99 | 87 |
| 2022 | 95 | 88 |
| 2023 | 86 | 78 |
| 2024 | 77 | 92 |
| 2025 | 97 | 78 |
| 2026 | 56 | 50 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F16L 27/08Allowing adjustment or movement only about the axis of one pipe1,121
- F16L 27/02Universal joints, i.e. with mechanical connection allowing angular movement or adjustment of638
- F16L 27/10Comprising a flexible connection only603
- F16L 27/12Allowing substantial longitudinal adjustment or movement438
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- Low-spill coupling assembly1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298385 A1Colder Products Company
- Multi-directional plumbing system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287099 A1
- Flexible joint assembly24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287100 A1Victaulic Company
- Floating connector24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287101 A1Purple Cloud Development Pte. Ltd.
- An extensible tubing and a method of facilitating transfer of fluid27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251026 A1MH Tech AS
Most cited
By later US patents
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- Articulated tubular conduit arm for sucking gaseous fluids1,149US 4,540,202 A1985
- Adjustable exhauster arm assembly1,041US 5,336,130 AMetal-Fab, Inc. · 1994
- All-purpose conduit for conveying harmful fumes or gases away from a work station1,027US 6,503,139 B2Coral S.p.A. · 2003
- Offset coupling for electrical conduit363US 4,946,202 A1990