F16L 27/10
Comprising a flexible connection only
Official title: comprising a flexible connection only
F16L27/10 (Comprising a flexible connection only) appears on 603 US grants and 474 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16L- Granted patents
- 603
- Published applications
- 474
- Assignees
- 413
- Inventors
- 1,219
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 14 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 20 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 6 |
| 2002 | 13 | 3 |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 |
| 2004 | 4 | 14 |
| 2005 | 11 | 14 |
| 2006 | 7 | 15 |
| 2007 | 4 | 12 |
| 2008 | 10 | 15 |
| 2009 | 9 | 21 |
| 2010 | 10 | 20 |
| 2011 | 11 | 17 |
| 2012 | 9 | 14 |
| 2013 | 9 | 21 |
| 2014 | 14 | 24 |
| 2015 | 14 | 30 |
| 2016 | 13 | 31 |
| 2017 | 26 | 19 |
| 2018 | 22 | 34 |
| 2019 | 23 | 21 |
| 2020 | 21 | 27 |
| 2021 | 22 | 21 |
| 2022 | 24 | 21 |
| 2023 | 17 | 18 |
| 2024 | 14 | 16 |
| 2025 | 17 | 16 |
| 2026 | 21 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F16L 27/107The ends of the pipe being interconnected by a flexible sleeve387
- F16L 27/1004Introduced in exhaust pipes for hot gases73
- F16L 27/103In which a flexible element49
- F16L 27/1012Flanged joints48
- F16L 27/1017Joints with sleeve or socket48
- F16L 27/113The ends of the pipe being interconnected by a rigid sleeve45
- F16L 27/1021Comprising an intermediate resilient element36
- F16L 27/1008Comprising a swivel nut or collar engaging the pipe3
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- Dissolvable bellows restraint for flexible pipe joint23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210465 A1Oil States Industries, Inc.
- Plug connector16 Jul 2026US 2026/0201986 A1Carl Freudenberg KG
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Flexible connector154US 5,340,165 ASenior Engineering Investments AG · 1994
- Expansion joint for fluid piping with rotation prevention member136US 5,370,427 AGeneral Electric Company · 1994
- Flexible conduit construction and method of making the same131US 4,243,253 ARobertshaw Controls Company · 1981
- Resilient annular seal with supporting liner131US 4,553,775 APressure Science Incorporated · 1985
- Universal pipe connectors and sealing element therefor77US 7,243,955 B2Krausz Metal Industries Ltd. · 2007