F16L 37/50
Adjustable
Official title: adjustable; allowing movement of the parts joined
F16L37/50 (Adjustable) appears on 186 US grants and 144 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16L- Granted patents
- 186
- Published applications
- 144
- Assignees
- 147
- Inventors
- 335
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 5 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 6 |
| 2016 | 2 | 8 |
| 2017 | 7 | 3 |
| 2018 | 6 | 7 |
| 2019 | 5 | 4 |
| 2020 | 7 | 12 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 13 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 |
| 2024 | 11 | 19 |
| 2025 | 23 | 17 |
| 2026 | 22 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F16L 37/53Allowing adjustment or movement only about the axis of one pipe73
- F16L 37/52Universal joints, i.e. with a mechanical connection allowing angular movement or adjustment65
- F16L 37/505Allowing substantial longitudinal adjustment or movement25
- F16L 37/54For pipes under pressure which are supported only on one side5
Recent patents
- Centering interface15 Sep 2026US 12,736,166 B2Braun Avitum AG
- Compact fluid couplings8 Sep 2026US 12,729,791 B2Colder Products Company
- Compact fluid couplings1 Sep 2026US 12,723,690 B1Colder Products Company
- Pressure relief structure for floating joint1 Sep 2026US 12,723,691 B2Fositek Corporation
- Multi coupling for coupling lines with an alignment aid1 Sep 2026US 12,725,954 B2qoncept engineering GmbH
- Quick disconnect coupling systems and related methods1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298384 A1Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
- Compact fluid couplings3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258892 A1Colder Products Company
- Compact fluid couplings3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258893 A1Colder Products Company
- Pressure relief structure for floating joint13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235243 A1Fositek Corporation
- Coupling assembly25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177180 A1Cooler Master Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Articulated ball connector for use with pipeline1,368US 4,180,285 A1979
- Freely rotatable snap-fit connector for pipes176US 4,844,512 AEMS-Inventa AG · 1989
- Method of manufacturing a split ring airless rotatable connector74US 5,616,203 AMerit Medical · 1997
- Two-piece fitting assembly70US 4,128,264 AHuron Tool & Manufacturing Division of U.S. Industries, Inc. · 1978
- Swivel connector for endotracheal tube or the like69US 4,152,017 AMetatech Corporation · 1979