F16L 3/015
Using articulated- or supple-guiding elements
Official title: using articulated- or supple-guiding elements
F16L3/015 (Using articulated- or supple-guiding elements) appears on 243 US grants and 224 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16L- Granted patents
- 243
- Published applications
- 224
- Assignees
- 174
- Inventors
- 437
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 2022 | 11 | 15 |
| 2023 | 11 | 13 |
| 2024 | 12 | 13 |
| 2025 | 14 | 9 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Line guide apparatus for suspended applications, in particular drilling rigs, drilling apparatus or the like25 Aug 2026US 12,716,469 B2Igus GmbH
- Apparatus for folding tube27 Jan 2026US 12,535,153 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Compact line guide for clean room applications and production method25 Nov 2025US 12,480,601 B2Igus GmbH
- Mobile boom system4 Nov 2025US 12,460,484 B2Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
- Linear actuator28 Oct 2025US 12,454,339 B2Brunswick Corporation
- Return device for returning at least one line2 Apr 2026US 2026/0091519 A1
- Compact line guide for clean room applications and production method and sleeve unit for same19 Feb 2026US 2026/0049674 A1Igus GmbH
- Line guide apparatus for suspended applications, in particular drilling rigs, drilling apparatus or the like27 Nov 2025US 2025/0361923 A1Igus GmbH
- Crane systems and pump manifold systems, and related methods, for pumping operations27 Nov 2025US 2025/0361966 A1Forum US, Inc.
- Pipe bridge for liquid transport30 Oct 2025US 2025/0334205 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Articulated tubular conduit arm for sucking gaseous fluids1,149US 4,540,202 A1985
- Offset coupling for electrical conduit363US 4,946,202 A1990
- Flexible supporting sheath for cables and the like161US 4,739,801 ATysubakimoto Chain Co. · 1988
- Flexible supporting sheath for cables and the like127US 5,046,764 ATsubakimoto Chain Co. · 1991
- Duct transition converter and flexible connectors including same84US 5,160,811 ATyton Corporation · 1992