F16L 5/00
Devices for use where pipes, cables or protective tubing pass through walls
Official title: Devices for use where pipes, cables or protective tubing pass through walls or partitions (installations of electric cables or lines through walls, floors or ceilings H02G3/22)
F16L5/00 (Devices for use where pipes, cables or protective tubing pass through walls) appears on 1,695 US grants and 1,451 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16L- Granted patents
- 1,695
- Published applications
- 1,451
- Assignees
- 851
- Inventors
- 2,656
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | 15 | 0 |
| 1978 | 17 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 19 | 0 |
| 1981 | 22 | 0 |
| 1982 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | 15 | 0 |
| 1984 | 17 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | 17 | 0 |
| 1987 | 22 | 0 |
| 1988 | 20 | 0 |
| 1989 | 29 | 0 |
| 1990 | 29 | 0 |
| 1991 | 23 | 0 |
| 1992 | 19 | 0 |
| 1993 | 28 | 0 |
| 1994 | 36 | 0 |
| 1995 | 23 | 0 |
| 1996 | 30 | 0 |
| 1997 | 23 | 0 |
| 1998 | 27 | 0 |
| 1999 | 35 | 0 |
| 2000 | 34 | 0 |
| 2001 | 19 | 7 |
| 2002 | 35 | 20 |
| 2003 | 33 | 30 |
| 2004 | 24 | 45 |
| 2005 | 20 | 44 |
| 2006 | 34 | 61 |
| 2007 | 15 | 38 |
| 2008 | 25 | 54 |
| 2009 | 28 | 52 |
| 2010 | 40 | 58 |
| 2011 | 32 | 33 |
| 2012 | 32 | 46 |
| 2013 | 28 | 61 |
| 2014 | 37 | 49 |
| 2015 | 48 | 64 |
| 2016 | 49 | 57 |
| 2017 | 51 | 66 |
| 2018 | 61 | 86 |
| 2019 | 72 | 78 |
| 2020 | 80 | 97 |
| 2021 | 65 | 86 |
| 2022 | 82 | 71 |
| 2023 | 70 | 77 |
| 2024 | 60 | 61 |
| 2025 | 68 | 67 |
| 2026 | 41 | 43 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Grommet apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,753,836 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Fixture outlet box15 Sep 2026US 12,735,876 B2Reliance Worldwide Corporation
- Liquid pumping device and liquid refilling apparatus8 Sep 2026US 12,729,105 B1Zhongshan Peili Technology Co., Ltd.
- Penetrator system for electrical submersible pumps8 Sep 2026US 12,729,596 B2Sonic Connectors Ltd.
- Unibody snap-in electrical box cable clamp1 Sep 2026US 12,723,680 B1Titan3 Technology LLC
- Set of devices for routing lines, pipes, and/or cables through a building component1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298374 A1Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
- Cast-in-place through-penetration firestop device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287090 A1Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
- Device for routing lines, pipes, and/or cables through a building structure part24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287091 A1Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
- Fixing structure of wiring or piping17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276107 A1Fujikin Incorporated
- Insertable cover assembly17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276108 A1Oldcastle Infrastructure, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Clamping device for cables and the like232US 4,250,348 AKitagawa Industries Co., Ltd. · 1981
- System to prevent spread of fire and smoke through wall-breaching utility holes196US 5,456,050 AConstruction Consultants & Contractors, Inc. · 1995
- Tiered firestop assembly177US 5,452,551 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1995
- Strain relief clamp154US 4,842,227 AThermo King Corporation · 1989
- Fire safety device151US 5,155,957 ANational Improvement Company, Inc. · 1992