F16L 55/13
The closure device being a plug fixed by plastic deformation
Official title: the closure device being a plug fixed by plastic deformation
F16L55/13 (The closure device being a plug fixed by plastic deformation) appears on 95 US grants and 57 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16L- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
- 12 May 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- System and method for installing a manifold plug7 Apr 2026US 12,594,653 B2Engineered Inserts & Systems, Inc.
- Insert with diametral locking feature and indication feature for installation and method of installation thereof17 Feb 2026US 12,553,562 B2The Lee Company
- System and method for installing a manifold plug24 Jun 2025US 12,337,447 B1Engineered Inserts & Systems, Inc.
- Locking mechanism for sealing member of valve with bleeding opening25 Feb 2025US 12,234,928 B2
- System and Method for Installing a Manifold Plug10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264202 A1Engineered Inserts & Systems, Inc.
- System and method for installing a manifold plug13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233370 A1Engineered Inserts & Systems, Inc.
- Locking Mechanism for Sealing Member of Valve with Bleeding Opening16 Oct 2025US 2025/0320925 A1
- System and method for installing a manifold plug9 Oct 2025US 2025/0312900 A1Engineered Inserts & Systems, Inc.
- System and method for installing a manifold plug9 Oct 2025US 2025/0312901 A1Engineered Inserts & Systems, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Annular tube-like driver127US 4,637,436 ARaychem Corporation · 1987
- Compression sleeve tube repair121US 4,485,847 ACombustion Engineering, Inc. · 1984
- Assembly including tubular bodies and mated with a compression loaded adhesive bond117US 5,984,369 ACordant Technologies Inc. · 1999
- Tube plug60US 4,390,042 AWestinghouse Electric Corp. · 1983
- Expandable pin plug for automated use56US 5,779,085 AGas Research Institute · 1998