F16L 37/40
With a lift valve being opened automatically when the coupling is applied
Official title: with a lift valve being opened automatically when the coupling is applied
F16L37/40 (With a lift valve being opened automatically when the coupling is applied) appears on 525 US grants and 412 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16L- Granted patents
- 525
- Published applications
- 412
- Assignees
- 299
- Inventors
- 740
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 7 |
| 2003 | 6 | 7 |
| 2004 | 7 | 17 |
| 2005 | 16 | 15 |
| 2006 | 10 | 10 |
| 2007 | 8 | 11 |
| 2008 | 7 | 10 |
| 2009 | 7 | 16 |
| 2010 | 12 | 10 |
| 2011 | 9 | 7 |
| 2012 | 13 | 22 |
| 2013 | 10 | 22 |
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| 2017 | 16 | 20 |
| 2018 | 19 | 14 |
| 2019 | 21 | 15 |
| 2020 | 12 | 25 |
| 2021 | 25 | 26 |
| 2022 | 15 | 21 |
| 2023 | 28 | 21 |
| 2024 | 20 | 25 |
| 2025 | 24 | 18 |
| 2026 | 16 | 23 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Joint auxiliary assembly and joint assembly15 Sep 2026US 12,736,162 B2Wistron Corporation
- Low-spill coupling assembly15 Sep 2026US 12,736,165 B2Colder Products Company
- Septum to facilitate blood collection and related methods1 Sep 2026US 12,721,969 B2Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Hydraulic coupling with dovetail seal having multiple radial sealing surfaces and inner biasing element4 Aug 2026US 12,698,858 B2National Coupling Company, Inc.
- Seal carrier tool systems and methods4 Aug 2026US 12,698,859 B1Scout Surface Solutions LLC
- Floating connector mechanism8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309260 A1Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.
- Low-spill coupling assembly1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298385 A1Colder Products Company
- Connection system, cap and adapter24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287107 A1L'oreal
- High pressure, low temperature coupling6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224267 A1BTG International Limited
- Coupling nozzle for cryogenic fluid23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210470 A1Engineered Controls International, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Quick connect coupling343US 4,436,125 AColder Products Company · 1984
- Connecting apparatus for medical conduits324US 5,520,665 ABespak PLC · 1996
- Two-way uncoupling valve assembly229US 4,541,457 AColder Products Company · 1985
- Quick coupling connector for connecting flexible liquid conduits170US 4,660,803 ASuncast Corporation · 1987
- Male insert member having integrally molded part line free seal135US 5,033,777 AColder Products Company · 1991