F16L 51/04
Making use of bends
Official title: making use of bends, e.g. lyre-shaped
F16L51/04 (Making use of bends) appears on 33 US grants and 31 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16L- Granted patents
- 33
- Published applications
- 31
- Assignees
- 20
- Inventors
- 58
- Latest grant
- 12 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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- Thermally insulated transfer line with coupling element31 Aug 2023US 2023/0272875 A1MAGNA Energy Storage Systems GesmbH
- Interlocking Low Profile Gripping Device19 Jan 2023US 2023/0013423 A1BioDerm, Inc.
- Expansion loop for copper piping system29 Dec 2022US 2022/0412491 A1The Metraflex Company
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- Method and means for absorbing movement in pipelines16US 5,195,784 A1993
- Expansion joint13US 4,037,861 A1977
- Subsea pipeline expansion bends11US 5,403,121 AShell Oil Company · 1995