F16L 47/32
Branch units
Official title: Branch units, e.g. made in one piece, welded, riveted
F16L47/32 (Branch units) appears on 130 US grants and 138 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16L- Granted patents
- 130
- Published applications
- 138
- Assignees
- 99
- Inventors
- 294
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0 | 6 |
| 2006 | 3 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | 4 | 5 |
| 2009 | 3 | 6 |
| 2010 | 2 | 7 |
| 2011 | 1 | 6 |
| 2012 | 4 | 9 |
| 2013 | 2 | 9 |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | 5 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 9 |
| 2017 | 8 | 6 |
| 2018 | 1 | 7 |
| 2019 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020 | 6 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 |
| 2025 | 6 | 5 |
| 2026 | 4 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Assembly of resin pipe and metal member and method of manufacturing assembly15 Sep 2026US 12,736,158 B2The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
- Fasteners for a manifold30 Jun 2026US 12,669,209 B2Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
- Valved coupling for drip irrigation line13 Jan 2026US 12,523,328 B2
- Method of joining pipes and apparatus for facilitating the same13 Jan 2026US 12,523,329 B2
- Pipe joint and manufacturing method of pipe joint11 Nov 2025US 12,467,572 B2Daikin Industries, Ltd.
- Fasteners for a manifold1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298388 A1Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
- Valved coupling for drip irrigation line14 May 2026US 2026/0130328 A1
- Installation Fitting14 May 2026US 2026/0132879 A1Georg Fischer Rohrleitungssysteme AG
- Method of joining pipes and apparatus for facilitating the same16 Apr 2026US 2026/0104122 A1
- Ergonomic Irrigation Fittings5 Feb 2026US 2026/0036235 A1Husqvarna AB
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tubing and connector assembly and method and molding56US 6,290,265 B1Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation · 2001
- Tube coupler49US 3,976,314 A1976
- Hose coupling49US 4,236,736 ATurnbuckle Products Corporation · 1980
- Extreme angle junction overmolding49US 6,082,780 AMercury Plastics, Inc. · 2000
- Pipe connector48US 5,366,257 AEslon Thermoplastics, a Division of Sekisui America Corporation · 1994