F16L 33/00
Arrangements for connecting hoses to rigid members
Official title: Arrangements for connecting hoses to rigid members; Rigid hose-connectors, i.e. single members engaging both hoses (connecting arrangements or other fittings specially adapted to be made of plastics or to be used with pipes made of plastics F16L47/00)
F16L33/00 (Arrangements for connecting hoses to rigid members) appears on 2,807 US grants and 2,281 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16L- Granted patents
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Filings by year
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| 1976 | 41 | 0 |
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| 1978 | 33 | 0 |
| 1979 | 23 | 0 |
| 1980 | 33 | 0 |
| 1981 | 32 | 0 |
| 1982 | 19 | 0 |
| 1983 | 33 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 49 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 64 | 40 |
| 2003 | 47 | 48 |
| 2004 | 37 | 87 |
| 2005 | 38 | 72 |
| 2006 | 45 | 92 |
| 2007 | 33 | 67 |
| 2008 | 49 | 88 |
| 2009 | 38 | 73 |
| 2010 | 46 | 78 |
| 2011 | 39 | 79 |
| 2012 | 54 | 76 |
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| 2017 | 86 | 95 |
| 2018 | 81 | 135 |
| 2019 | 101 | 93 |
| 2020 | 112 | 132 |
| 2021 | 103 | 118 |
| 2022 | 86 | 131 |
| 2023 | 101 | 86 |
| 2024 | 116 | 114 |
| 2025 | 102 | 98 |
| 2026 | 75 | 68 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F16L 33/02Hose-clips862
- F16L 33/22Arrangements for connecting hoses to rigid members: with means not mentioned in685
- F16L 33/20Undivided rings, sleeves, or like members contracted on the hose or expanded662
- F16L 33/01Arrangements for connecting hoses to rigid members: specially adapted for hoses having280
- F16L 33/30Comprising parts inside the hoses only201
- F16L 33/24Arrangements for connecting hoses to rigid members: with parts screwed directly on111
- F16L 33/26Arrangements for connecting hoses to rigid members: specially adapted for hoses made103
- F16L 33/18Arrangements for connecting hoses to rigid members: characterised by the use of98
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- F16L 33/34Arrangements for connecting hoses to rigid members: with bonding obtained by vulcanisation92
- F16L 33/28Arrangements for connecting hoses to rigid members: for hoses with one end91
- F16L 33/32Comprising parts outside the hoses only79
- F16L 33/16Arrangements for connecting hoses to rigid members: with sealing or securing means30
- F16L 33/003Comprising elements arranged in the hose walls27
- F16L 33/006Arrangements for connecting hoses to rigid members: for hoses of plastics other16
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By later US patents
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