G01F 11/00
Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to
Official title: Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it
G01F11/00 (Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to) appears on 2,976 US grants and 2,065 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01F- Granted patents
- 2,976
- Published applications
- 2,065
- Assignees
- 1,546
- Inventors
- 5,092
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 45 | 0 |
| 1977 | 54 | 0 |
| 1978 | 38 | 0 |
| 1979 | 47 | 0 |
| 1980 | 40 | 0 |
| 1981 | 51 | 0 |
| 1982 | 53 | 0 |
| 1983 | 29 | 0 |
| 1984 | 48 | 0 |
| 1985 | 52 | 0 |
| 1986 | 42 | 0 |
| 1987 | 56 | 0 |
| 1988 | 54 | 0 |
| 1989 | 71 | 0 |
| 1990 | 67 | 0 |
| 1991 | 58 | 0 |
| 1992 | 61 | 0 |
| 1993 | 58 | 0 |
| 1994 | 49 | 0 |
| 1995 | 66 | 0 |
| 1996 | 61 | 0 |
| 1997 | 52 | 0 |
| 1998 | 71 | 0 |
| 1999 | 74 | 0 |
| 2000 | 64 | 0 |
| 2001 | 52 | 9 |
| 2002 | 61 | 57 |
| 2003 | 43 | 47 |
| 2004 | 39 | 57 |
| 2005 | 37 | 87 |
| 2006 | 36 | 64 |
| 2007 | 29 | 77 |
| 2008 | 32 | 95 |
| 2009 | 32 | 89 |
| 2010 | 55 | 93 |
| 2011 | 58 | 74 |
| 2012 | 75 | 83 |
| 2013 | 68 | 84 |
| 2014 | 68 | 83 |
| 2015 | 56 | 93 |
| 2016 | 89 | 106 |
| 2017 | 75 | 88 |
| 2018 | 81 | 99 |
| 2019 | 106 | 110 |
| 2020 | 86 | 98 |
| 2021 | 91 | 99 |
| 2022 | 100 | 105 |
| 2023 | 71 | 81 |
| 2024 | 68 | 71 |
| 2025 | 62 | 66 |
| 2026 | 45 | 50 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G01F 11/02Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to1,446
- G01F 11/10Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to1,017
- G01F 11/28Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to628
- G01F 11/003Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to87
- G01F 11/006Details or accessories83
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