F16L 37/08

In which the connection between abutting or axially overlapping ends is maintained

Official title: in which the connection between abutting or axially overlapping ends is maintained by locking members (F16L37/22 - F16L37/26 take precedence)

F16L37/08 (In which the connection between abutting or axially overlapping ends is maintained) appears on 4,445 US grants and 3,542 published applications in this corpus.

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Granted patents: 4,445
Published applications: 3,542
Assignees: 1,947
Inventors: 6,267
Latest grant: 6 Oct 2026

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F16L 37/08: granted patents and published applications per publication year
Year	Granted patents	Published applications
1976	29	0
1977	34	0
1978	48	0
1979	25	0
1980	50	0
1981	38	0
1982	26	0
1983	24	0
1984	31	0
1985	39	0
1986	63	0
1987	77	0
1988	62	0
1989	74	0
1990	81	0
1991	80	0
1992	108	0
1993	63	0
1994	94	0
1995	66	0
1996	67	0
1997	66	0
1998	95	0
1999	100	0
2000	93	0
2001	76	21
2002	91	68
2003	72	102
2004	60	114
2005	74	126
2006	74	108
2007	43	90
2008	81	132
2009	74	104
2010	81	134
2011	77	120
2012	86	104
2013	83	139
2014	77	134
2015	98	164
2016	108	153
2017	159	164
2018	156	204
2019	157	176
2020	185	187
2021	163	184
2022	166	164
2023	172	172
2024	197	186
2025	167	152
2026	135	140

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