F16L 27/107
The ends of the pipe being interconnected by a flexible sleeve
Official title: the ends of the pipe being interconnected by a flexible sleeve
F16L27/107 (The ends of the pipe being interconnected by a flexible sleeve) appears on 387 US grants and 316 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
- Connecting device6 Oct 2026US 12,756,148 B2VAT Holding AG
- Catch basin trap with collapsible outlet pipe connector and method of making a catch basin11 Aug 2026US 12,704,211 B2Decast Ltd.
- Mitigation of vibration in pipe systems28 Jul 2026US 12,692,960 B2The Boeing Company
- Vacuum-insulated double-wall piping for transporting cryogenic fluid9 Jun 2026US 12,650,197 B2Tb Global Technologies Ltd.
- Aircraft assembly2 Jun 2026US 12,643,672 B2Airbus Operations GmbH
- Low emission expansion joint assembly20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243385 A1Eagleburgmann Germany GmbH & Co.KG
- Connection Assembly for Connecting Together Two Pipe Sections30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218503 A1Geni*US Bvba
- Dissolvable bellows restraint for flexible pipe joint23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210465 A1Oil States Industries, Inc.
- Ball joint for the piping of an engine, and associated piping and aircraft25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177173 A1
- Bellows joint fitting, method for treatment of process exhaust effluent, and processing apparatus25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177181 A1ASM IP Holding B. V.
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
- Flexible coupler apparatus66US 5,145,215 ASenior Engineering Investments AG · 1992
- Flexible tube with mutually parallel, ring-shaped flutes and axial support64US 4,791,963 AWitzenmann GmbH Metallschlauch-Fabrik Pforzheim · 1988