F16L 43/00
Bends
Official title: Bends; Siphons (with cleaning apertures F16L45/00)
F16L43/00 (Bends) appears on 434 US grants and 512 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16L- Granted patents
- 434
- Published applications
- 512
- Assignees
- 342
- Inventors
- 1,063
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 1 |
| 2002 | 9 | 12 |
| 2003 | 5 | 6 |
| 2004 | 3 | 6 |
| 2005 | 3 | 12 |
| 2006 | 4 | 8 |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 12 |
| 2009 | 5 | 15 |
| 2010 | 6 | 14 |
| 2011 | 2 | 7 |
| 2012 | 4 | 13 |
| 2013 | 6 | 19 |
| 2014 | 9 | 18 |
| 2015 | 14 | 26 |
| 2016 | 13 | 23 |
| 2017 | 13 | 30 |
| 2018 | 17 | 26 |
| 2019 | 27 | 33 |
| 2020 | 21 | 35 |
| 2021 | 31 | 51 |
| 2022 | 37 | 34 |
| 2023 | 39 | 38 |
| 2024 | 37 | 29 |
| 2025 | 25 | 22 |
| 2026 | 16 | 18 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Telescopic drain pipe25 Aug 2026US 12,716,531 B1Zhongshan Meitu Plastic Ind. Co., Ltd.
- Connector with guiding components25 Aug 2026US 12,716,535 B2Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc.
- Malleable press fittings25 Aug 2026US 12,716,538 B2ASC Engineered Solutions, LLC
- Pipeline fixing member, vehicle system, and vehicle18 Aug 2026US 12,710,122 B2BYD Company Limited
- Universal pipe repair system28 Jul 2026US 12,692,967 B1
- Flow-optimized line connector, and line connector assembly10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266407 A1Norma Germany GmbH
- Flow-optimized line connector, and line connector assembly10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266408 A1Norma Germany GmbH
- Fluid distribution junction3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258894 A1SaniSure, Inc.
- Air-conditioner decoration tube27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251239 A1
- Fluidic deflection unit and use of a tube30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218824 A1Neoperl GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Horn shaped multi-inlet pipe fitting540US 4,181,330 A1980
- Composite waste and water transport elements and methods of manufacture for use on aircraft123US 9,458,955 B2MAG Aerospace Industries, LLC · 2016
- Split fittings and pipeline systems using same98US 4,667,505 A1987
- Corner foils for hydraulic measurement90US 5,687,768 AThe Babcock & Wilcox Company · 1997
- Sheet-metal insulated register box with adjustable elbow fitting87US 5,957,506 AM & M Manufacturing, Inc. · 1999