F23Q 2/173
Valves therefor
Official title: Valves therefor (valves in general F16K)
F23Q2/173 (Valves therefor) appears on 44 US grants and 29 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F23Q- Granted patents
- 44
- Published applications
- 29
- Assignees
- 18
- Inventors
- 46
- Latest grant
- 26 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
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| 2019 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Lighter fueled by pocket lighter or gas reservoir26 May 2026US 12,638,177 B2Societe BIC
- Lighter comprising a container suitable for liquefied gas and a compressible member to prevent overfilling of the container18 Nov 2025US 12,474,050 B2Societe BIC
- Flame producing assembly and method for manufacturing such a flame producing assembly21 Jan 2025US 12,203,654 B2Societe BIC
- Candle maintenance tool assembly27 Aug 2024US 12,072,095 B2
- System and method for lighter low fuel indicator12 Mar 2024US 11,927,346 B1
- Lighter fueled by pocket lighter or gas reservoir3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258949 A1Societe BIC
- Flame producing assembly and method for manufacturing such a flame producing assembly19 Jun 2025US 2025/0198621 A1Societe BIC
- Handheld burning device27 Mar 2025US 2025/0102144 A1Roburn Company Ltd.
- Lighter fueled by pocket lighter or gas reservoir9 Nov 2023US 2023/0358401 A1Societe BIC
- Lighter comprising a container suitable for liquefied gas and a compressible member to prevent overfilling of the container6 Jul 2023US 2023/0213190 A1Societe BIC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Pressure regulator for gas lighter19US 4,101,262 ASociete Anonyme dite: Etablissements Genoud & Cie. · 1978
- Lighter18US 4,036,579 ABic Pen Corporation · 1977
- Fluid flow control valve17US 4,243,377 A1981
- Fuel flow adjusting device for use in gas-fueled lighters16US 4,157,891 AMansei Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1979
- Throwaway type gas lighter16US 4,457,697 A1984