F16L 29/00
Joints with fluid cut-off means
Official title: Joints with fluid cut-off means (quick-acting joints with cut-off means F16L37/28)
F16L29/00 (Joints with fluid cut-off means) appears on 670 US grants and 547 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16L- Granted patents
- 670
- Published applications
- 547
- Assignees
- 421
- Inventors
- 1,094
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 20 | 6 |
| 2002 | 14 | 10 |
| 2003 | 17 | 16 |
| 2004 | 8 | 9 |
| 2005 | 15 | 17 |
| 2006 | 12 | 14 |
| 2007 | 10 | 14 |
| 2008 | 3 | 12 |
| 2009 | 5 | 18 |
| 2010 | 9 | 14 |
| 2011 | 14 | 7 |
| 2012 | 12 | 21 |
| 2013 | 13 | 23 |
| 2014 | 10 | 21 |
| 2015 | 18 | 20 |
| 2016 | 20 | 39 |
| 2017 | 29 | 27 |
| 2018 | 27 | 32 |
| 2019 | 21 | 38 |
| 2020 | 35 | 33 |
| 2021 | 42 | 37 |
| 2022 | 23 | 25 |
| 2023 | 26 | 15 |
| 2024 | 28 | 31 |
| 2025 | 22 | 31 |
| 2026 | 22 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F16L 29/04Joints with fluid cut-off means: with a cut-off device in each of222
- F16L 29/02Joints with fluid cut-off means: with a cut-off device in one of179
- F16L 29/007Joints with cut-off devices controlled separately120
- F16L 29/002Joints with taps53
- F16L 29/005Joints with cut-off devices which can be perforated42
Recent patents
- Central vacuum system and inlet valves therefor6 Oct 2026US 12,751,587 B2H-P Products, Inc.
- Automatic or semi-automatic clean-in-place system and method of using same25 Aug 2026US 12,715,749 B2SUBD ApS
- Blind mate coupling with a self centering mechanism25 Aug 2026US 12,716,537 B2Danfoss A/S
- Coupling device for producing a non-permanent hydraulic connection4 Aug 2026US 12,698,853 B2WTO Vermögensverwaltung GmbH
- Fluid conduit assembly21 Jul 2026US 12,687,248 B2Gall Thompson Environmental Limited
- Fluid-circulation housing and method for assembling such a housing8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309257 A1Vernet
- Fluid couplings with in-line flow valve17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276121 A1Colder Products Company
- Connector Assembly and Energy Storage Device Including the Same17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276122 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Connector module for fluidly connecting a fluid system to a function module, assembly comprising a connector module and method for fluidly connecting a fluid system to a connector module30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218822 A1
- Fluid control23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210466 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Dry break coupling351US 5,492,147 AAeroquip Corporation · 1996
- Medical coupling site330US 5,251,873 AVernay Laboratories, Inc. · 1993
- Medical coupling site valve body276US 5,295,657 AVernay Laboratories, Inc. · 1994
- Medical coupling site valve body274US 5,533,708 AVernay Laboratories, Inc. · 1996
- Medical coupling site including slit reinforcing members270US 5,295,658 AVernay Laboratories, Inc. · 1994