F16L 55/124
Introduced radially into the pipe or hose
Official title: introduced radially into the pipe or hose
F16L55/124 (Introduced radially into the pipe or hose) appears on 145 US grants and 89 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16L- Granted patents
- 145
- Published applications
- 89
- Assignees
- 69
- Inventors
- 210
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 4 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 |
| 2004 | 4 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 5 | 8 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 5 |
| 2014 | 4 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 6 |
| 2019 | 4 | 7 |
| 2020 | 8 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 | 8 |
| 2024 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 4 | 6 |
| 2026 | 8 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Shell cutter60US 5,044,393 A1991
- Method and apparatus for stopping fluid escape from pipe mains55US 4,127,141 ACoupling Systems, Inc. · 1978
- Pipeline flow stopper with dual shafts41US 5,778,919 ACustom Service Laboratories of N.J., Inc. · 1998
- Pipeline flow restrictor37US 4,458,721 AColumbia Gas Systems Service Corporation · 1984
- Inflatable closing plug for pipes and method of manufacturing same35US 5,477,886 AJ. van Beugen Beheer B.V. · 1995