F16L 37/138
Using an axially movable sleeve
Official title: using an axially movable sleeve
F16L37/138 (Using an axially movable sleeve) appears on 211 US grants and 182 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16L- Granted patents
- 211
- Published applications
- 182
- Assignees
- 138
- Inventors
- 349
- Latest grant
- 26 May 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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- Chromatography System and Couplings Therefor14 May 2026US 2026/0131260 A1Cytiva Sweden AB
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Coupling for medical apparatus tubes206US 4,405,163 AIntermedicat GmbH · 1983
- Quick coupling pipe connecting structure with body-tapered sleeve138US 5,131,632 A1992
- Quick connect fluid coupling120US 4,451,069 ASmith Investment Company · 1984
- Moisture seal for an F-Type connector103US 6,929,265 B22005
- Self-tightening soft tubing fitting and method of use98US 4,903,995 AColder Products Company · 1990