F16L 3/16
Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing: with special provision allowing movement
Official title: with special provision allowing movement of the pipe (F16L3/01 takes precedence; supporting pipes or cables inside other pipes or sleeves F16L7/00)
F16L3/16 (Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing: with special provision allowing movement) appears on 594 US grants and 461 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16L- Granted patents
- 594
- Published applications
- 461
- Assignees
- 353
- Inventors
- 1,002
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 17 | 0 |
| 1977 | 20 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 13 | 0 |
| 1981 | 15 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 11 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 13 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 5 |
| 2004 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 10 |
| 2006 | 3 | 10 |
| 2007 | 6 | 11 |
| 2008 | 6 | 15 |
| 2009 | 9 | 11 |
| 2010 | 4 | 12 |
| 2011 | 17 | 17 |
| 2012 | 9 | 15 |
| 2013 | 13 | 19 |
| 2014 | 11 | 27 |
| 2015 | 12 | 20 |
| 2016 | 29 | 24 |
| 2017 | 24 | 34 |
| 2018 | 32 | 22 |
| 2019 | 40 | 28 |
| 2020 | 32 | 43 |
| 2021 | 31 | 28 |
| 2022 | 26 | 21 |
| 2023 | 27 | 18 |
| 2024 | 25 | 23 |
| 2025 | 18 | 23 |
| 2026 | 17 | 18 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Adjustable pipe support8 Sep 2026US 12,729,783 B2North Arrow Enterprises, LLC
- Adjustable spacer for holding supply lines8 Sep 2026US 12,731,972 B2Airbus Operations GmbH
- Pipe support system1 Sep 2026US 12,723,677 B2WCM Industries, Inc.
- Pivot channel nut device11 Aug 2026US 12,704,148 B2ABB Schweiz AG
- ERY tube support system and method14 Jul 2026US 12,680,627 B1
- Pipe support systems17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276106 A1WCM Industries, Inc.
- Device for vibration-damping guidance of piping27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251237 A1Safran Aerosystems
- Pressure relief structure for floating joint13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235243 A1Fositek Corporation
- Self-centering plug30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218814 A1Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Pivoting bracket16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202012 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Pipe clamp125US 4,783,029 ARasmussen GmbH · 1988
- Pipe support system104US 5,261,633 A1993
- Pipe hangers or the like98US 5,217,191 A1993
- Aft mounting system for combustion transition duct members93US 4,422,288 AGeneral Electric Company · 1983
- Pipe hanging and rooftop load supporting system75US 5,685,508 APortable Pipe Hangers, Inc. · 1997