F16L 55/1612
By means of a plug
Official title: {by means of a plug}
F16L55/1612 (By means of a plug) appears on 46 US grants and 43 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16L- Granted patents
- 46
- Published applications
- 43
- Assignees
- 28
- Inventors
- 95
- Latest grant
- 8 Jul 2025
Filings by year
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| 2019 | 3 | 8 |
| 2020 | 5 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Expansion plug and system and method employing same8 Jul 2025US 12,352,378 B2
- Repair patch for pipes9 Apr 2024US 11,953,140 B2
- Patch plug assemblies and methods of sealing tubulars28 Nov 2023US 11,828,399 B2
- Plugging pinhole leaks in flowlines29 Aug 2023US 11,739,879 B2Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Hermetically sealing device and hermetically sealing method23 Aug 2022US 11,421,811 B2Waterworks Technology Development Organization Co., Ltd.
- Bypassing a portion of a pipeline30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218835 A1Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Device for inserting a leak control plug into a leak, leak control plug nut, and method for inserting a leak control plug in a leak26 Mar 2026US 2026/0085780 A1
- Pipe installation system20 Mar 2025US 2025/0092980 A1
- Expansion plug and system and method employing same12 Sep 2024US 2024/0301982 A1
- Patch Plug Assemblies and Methods of Sealing Tubulars21 Mar 2024US 2024/0093824 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods for sealing and isolating pipelines41US 7,296,597 B1Halliburton Energy Services.Inc. · 2007
- Repair apparatus and method for pipe and fittings26US 7,938,146 B2Western Specialties, LLC · 2011
- Valve removal tool and method18US 8,899,254 B1YamsMos & Company, Inc. · 2014
- Device for repairing a tube16US 5,263,515 A1993
- Replacement drain hole closure15US 5,197,567 AR & B, Inc. · 1993