F17D 5/06
Using electric or acoustic means
Official title: using electric or acoustic means
F17D5/06 (Using electric or acoustic means) appears on 346 US grants and 458 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F17D- Granted patents
- 346
- Published applications
- 458
- Assignees
- 264
- Inventors
- 957
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 5 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 5 | 4 |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 |
| 2006 | 3 | 7 |
| 2007 | 4 | 7 |
| 2008 | 2 | 12 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 4 | 17 |
| 2011 | 3 | 19 |
| 2012 | 6 | 7 |
| 2013 | 9 | 15 |
| 2014 | 11 | 14 |
| 2015 | 10 | 27 |
| 2016 | 8 | 15 |
| 2017 | 20 | 25 |
| 2018 | 19 | 47 |
| 2019 | 21 | 27 |
| 2020 | 28 | 39 |
| 2021 | 26 | 25 |
| 2022 | 32 | 36 |
| 2023 | 21 | 22 |
| 2024 | 23 | 33 |
| 2025 | 24 | 25 |
| 2026 | 25 | 18 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Hydrogen transport, distribution and storage system, method and apparatus8 Sep 2026US 12,729,814 B2H2C Safety Pipe, Inc.
- System and method for optimizing pipeline network performance8 Sep 2026US 12,729,817 B2Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Method and system of leak detection18 Aug 2026US 12,710,331 B2South East Water Corporation
- In-pipe localization of tools using signal profiles4 Aug 2026US 12,698,869 B2Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Monitoring system for analyzing data from thickness sensors and vibration sensors28 Jul 2026US 12,692,989 B2Avante International Technology, Inc.
- Apparatus configured to create pipeline network data with water leakage accident history, method for creating pipeline network data with water leakage accident history, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298417 A1Kubota Corporation
- Methods for determining continuous gas supply time based on smart gas, internet of things (iot) systems and media thereof1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298418 A1Chengdu Qinchuan Iot Technology Co., Ltd.
- Method for detecting scale inside conduit using properties of tube waves23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210708 A1Seismos, Inc.
- Detecting passing valve activity in pipe systems2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185890 A1Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Automatic identification of district metered area fluid relations2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185891 A1Kamstrup A/S
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sensor networks for monitoring pipelines and power lines234US 7,705,747 B2Terahop Networks, Inc. · 2010
- Detection of leaks in pipelines141US 5,416,724 ARensselaer Polytechnic Institute · 1995
- Fluid control system134US 5,139,044 A1992
- System and method for monitoring and controlling utility systems90US 6,860,288 B22005
- Remotely controlled water line shut off system88US 6,491,062 B12002