F16L 37/133
Using flexible hooks
Official title: using flexible hooks {(F16L37/1215 takes precedence)}
F16L37/133 (Using flexible hooks) appears on 139 US grants and 100 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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- A system and a method for detecting a fault in a fluid path of a fluid system29 Jan 2026US 2026/0029293 A1Novares France
- Quick-connect clip assembly for an evaporative emissions canister port10 Jul 2025US 2025/0224061 A1Phinia Jersey Holdings LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Coupling part for a fluid coupling device1,207US 7,021,669 B1Gardena Manufacturing GmbH · 2006
- Coupling for medical apparatus tubes206US 4,405,163 AIntermedicat GmbH · 1983
- Positive locking electrical connector178US 4,017,139 ASealectro Corporation · 1977
- Luer connection143US 4,639,019 ABaxter Travenol Laboratories, Inc. · 1987
- Quick connect fluid coupling120US 4,451,069 ASmith Investment Company · 1984