F16T
Steam traps or like apparatus for draining-off liquids from enclosures predominantly containing
Official title: Steam traps or like apparatus for draining-off liquids from enclosures predominantly containing gases or vapours
F16T (Steam traps or like apparatus for draining-off liquids from enclosures predominantly containing) appears on 486 US grants and 301 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16T- Granted patents
- 486
- Published applications
- 301
- Assignees
- 236
- Inventors
- 679
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 14 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 11 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 17 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 15 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 5 |
| 2002 | 5 | 7 |
| 2003 | 8 | 7 |
| 2004 | 7 | 3 |
| 2005 | 4 | 5 |
| 2006 | 4 | 8 |
| 2007 | 4 | 9 |
| 2008 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 9 |
| 2010 | 5 | 7 |
| 2011 | 4 | 7 |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 |
| 2013 | 5 | 15 |
| 2014 | 10 | 11 |
| 2015 | 11 | 14 |
| 2016 | 9 | 8 |
| 2017 | 5 | 18 |
| 2018 | 14 | 44 |
| 2019 | 26 | 17 |
| 2020 | 28 | 26 |
| 2021 | 15 | 18 |
| 2022 | 27 | 14 |
| 2023 | 19 | 11 |
| 2024 | 11 | 12 |
| 2025 | 11 | 12 |
| 2026 | 5 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
Recent patents
- Gas management apparatus, and method for conditioning anode gas of a fuel cell11 Aug 2026US 12,704,222 B2Hengst GmbH & Co. KG
- Condensate drain for draining condensate21 Jul 2026US 12,687,256 B2Gestra GmbH
- Automatic liquid drain device5 May 2026US 12,618,487 B22Cd Co., Ltd.
- Method and system for selection and monitoring of a steam trap using deep neural network5 May 2026US 12,618,718 B2Eneon Sp. Z O.O.
- Fluid permeable heater assembly with cap10 Mar 2026US 12,569,011 B2Altria Client Services LLC
- Auto-draining diverter valve4 Jun 2026US 2026/0153158 A1Geberit International AG
- Condensate water rectifier14 May 2026US 2026/0132889 A1
- Fluid permeable heater assembly with cap9 Apr 2026US 2026/0096602 A1Altria Client Services LLC
- Steam trap system26 Mar 2026US 2026/0085788 A1Forbes Marshall Technology Pvt Ltd
- Steam trap12 Feb 2026US 2026/0043518 A1Imperium Technologies, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Steam trap operation detector72US 4,898,022 ATLV Co., Ltd. · 1990
- Water treatment and steam generation system for enhanced oil recovery and a method using same49US 10,357,726 B2Great Ocean Ltd. · 2019
- Apparatus for producing dry compressed air45US 4,018,579 ADüRr Dental SE · 1977
- Drain valve45US 4,768,542 AGT Development Corporation · 1988
- Hybrid thermal power and desalination apparatus and methods43US 9,932,970 B12018