F16L 47/18
Adjustable joints
Official title: Adjustable joints; Joints allowing movement
F16L47/18 (Adjustable joints) appears on 35 US grants and 27 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16L- Granted patents
- 35
- Published applications
- 27
- Assignees
- 26
- Inventors
- 61
- Latest grant
- 16 Dec 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.
Recent patents
- Composite fluid transfer conduit16 Dec 2025US 12,498,074 B2Crompton Technology Group Limited
- Pipe connecting system31 Dec 2024US 12,181,081 B2Airbus Operations GmbH
- Pipe fitting incorporating a spherical spin weld27 Aug 2024US 12,070,640 B2Spears Manufacturing Co.
- Composite connectors and methods of manufacturing the same7 May 2024US 11,976,686 B2Crompton Technology Group Limited
- Flexible tap tee fitting9 Jan 2024US 11,867,335 B1
- Conveying pipe arrangement of a pneumatic material conveying system, method for forming a conveying pipe arrangement and connection piece24 Oct 2024US 2024/0351803 A1Maricap Oy
- Connector assembly including connector and port21 Mar 2024US 2024/0091047 A1Hollister Incorporated
- Composite fluid transfer conduit5 Oct 2023US 2023/0313935 A1Crompton Technology Group Limited
- Pipe fitting incorporating a spherical spin weld16 Mar 2023US 2023/0084140 A1Spears Manufacturing Co.
- Pipe connecting system2 Mar 2023US 2023/0066673 A1Airbus Operations GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Plastic pipe fitting46US 4,023,831 AE. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company · 1977
- Universal joint connector44US 3,931,992 ABadger Meter, Inc. · 1976
- Joint for variable wall thickness conduit42US 5,547,230 AThe Lamson & Sessions Co. · 1996
- Method of making a rotating adapter for catheters36US 4,932,114 ANorth American Instrument Corp. · 1990
- Pipe couplings35US 4,163,571 ADurapipe Limited · 1979