F17D 1/00
Pipe-line systems
Official title: Pipe-line systems (conveying articles or materials through a pipe- line by means of a fluid carrier B65G51/00, B65G53/00; liquids B67D; special devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers into vehicles or boats or vice versa, e.g. loading or unloading vehicles or portable containers B67D7/00; conveying material which has been excavated by a dredger or soil shifter through a pipe-line E02F7/10; sewer pipe-line systems E03F3/00; thermal insulation of pipe-lines F16L59/00; central heating systems F24D)
F17D1/00 (Pipe-line systems) appears on 1,476 US grants and 1,522 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F17D- Granted patents
- 1,476
- Published applications
- 1,522
- Assignees
- 853
- Inventors
- 3,216
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 15 | 0 |
| 1977 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | 15 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 22 | 0 |
| 1981 | 18 | 0 |
| 1982 | 16 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 15 | 0 |
| 1988 | 16 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 17 | 0 |
| 1991 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 15 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28 | 0 |
| 2001 | 20 | 8 |
| 2002 | 15 | 27 |
| 2003 | 18 | 19 |
| 2004 | 12 | 22 |
| 2005 | 7 | 22 |
| 2006 | 17 | 28 |
| 2007 | 16 | 34 |
| 2008 | 7 | 37 |
| 2009 | 6 | 30 |
| 2010 | 18 | 44 |
| 2011 | 34 | 45 |
| 2012 | 35 | 65 |
| 2013 | 59 | 187 |
| 2014 | 62 | 122 |
| 2015 | 91 | 113 |
| 2016 | 98 | 97 |
| 2017 | 91 | 86 |
| 2018 | 89 | 84 |
| 2019 | 78 | 64 |
| 2020 | 69 | 68 |
| 2021 | 54 | 49 |
| 2022 | 53 | 72 |
| 2023 | 45 | 68 |
| 2024 | 63 | 54 |
| 2025 | 53 | 43 |
| 2026 | 31 | 34 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Hydrogen transport, distribution and storage system, method and apparatus8 Sep 2026US 12,729,814 B2H2C Safety Pipe, Inc.
- Method and apparatus for delivering fuel gas18 Aug 2026US 12,710,137 B1H2C Safety Pipe, Inc.
- Emissions management modules and associated systems and methods4 Aug 2026US 12,698,868 B2Archrock Services, L.P.
- Pressure boosting system for multi-phase crude oil28 Jul 2026US 12,692,988 B2Al-Khorayef Petroleum Company
- System for monitoring the liquid level in a mixture of a gas and a liquid comprising two intermiscible components having different densities and method thereof7 Jul 2026US 12,673,863 B2Yara International Asa
- A hazardous fluid isolation system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309284 A1Fabrum IP Holdings Limited
- Gas odorization apparatus, control, and associated methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309286 A1Tpe Midstream LLC
- Fluid distribution device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298416 A1Process Technology Inc.
- Flare gas capture apparatus, control, and associated methods17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276157 A1Tpe Midstream LLC
- Manipulation of fluids, fluid components and reactions in microfluidic systems10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264083 A1Brandeis University
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and a plant for transport of hydrocarbons over a long distance from an offshore source of hydrocarbons555US 4,991,614 AKvaerner Engineering A.S. · 1991
- Systems and methods for mass flow controller verification509US 9,169,975 B2ASM IP Holding B. V. · 2015
- Apparatus and methods for delivering a high volume of fluid into an underground well bore from a mobile pumping unit222US 9,395,049 B2Baker Hughes Incorporated · 2016
- Systems and methods for particle focusing in microchannels185US 8,186,913 B2The General Hospital Corporation · 2012
- Apparatus and methods for providing natural gas to multiple engines disposed upon multiple carriers166US 9,187,982 B2Baker Hughes Incorporated · 2015