F16L 3/20
Allowing movement in transverse direction
Official title: allowing movement in transverse direction
F16L3/20 (Allowing movement in transverse direction) appears on 232 US grants and 160 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16L- Granted patents
- 232
- Published applications
- 160
- Assignees
- 147
- Inventors
- 422
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 4 | 8 |
| 2012 | 4 | 7 |
| 2013 | 4 | 9 |
| 2014 | 3 | 10 |
| 2015 | 7 | 11 |
| 2016 | 11 | 6 |
| 2017 | 10 | 11 |
| 2018 | 10 | 6 |
| 2019 | 13 | 11 |
| 2020 | 16 | 13 |
| 2021 | 12 | 10 |
| 2022 | 9 | 4 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 9 |
| 2025 | 6 | 9 |
| 2026 | 9 | 11 |
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
- ERY tube support system and method14 Jul 2026US 12,680,627 B1
- Connector and connecting system12 May 2026US 12,624,783 B2Southco Manufacturing and Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
- Blind-mating floating clamp device28 Apr 2026US 12,615,741 B2Hanwit Precision Industries Ltd.
- 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
- Height-adjustable conduit clip9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194165 A1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Flashing Free Conduit Mount18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168597 A1Enstall US, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Modular rooftop pipe support47US 8,356,778 B2ERICO International Corporation · 2013
- Pipe hanger and support40US 5,009,386 A1991
- Viscoelastic damper38US 4,759,428 ANHK Spring Co., Ltd. · 1988
- Variable spring hanger assembly34US 4,176,815 AF & S Manufacturing LLC · 1979
- Height-adjustable watering systems for poultry, small animals and the like33US 4,669,422 AVal Products, Inc. · 1987