G05D 7/06
Control of flow: characterised by the use of electric means
Official title: characterised by the use of electric means {(G05D7/005 takes precedence)}
G05D7/06 (Control of flow: characterised by the use of electric means) appears on 3,843 US grants and 4,038 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G05D- Granted patents
- 3,843
- Published applications
- 4,038
- Assignees
- 1,785
- Inventors
- 7,264
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 15 | 0 |
| 1979 | 14 | 0 |
| 1980 | 23 | 0 |
| 1981 | 12 | 0 |
| 1982 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | 11 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 23 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 44 | 12 |
| 2002 | 37 | 53 |
| 2003 | 39 | 57 |
| 2004 | 42 | 77 |
| 2005 | 40 | 73 |
| 2006 | 52 | 79 |
| 2007 | 46 | 70 |
| 2008 | 37 | 60 |
| 2009 | 32 | 72 |
| 2010 | 57 | 96 |
| 2011 | 52 | 102 |
| 2012 | 64 | 108 |
| 2013 | 84 | 165 |
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| 2015 | 141 | 255 |
| 2016 | 151 | 274 |
| 2017 | 214 | 290 |
| 2018 | 263 | 303 |
| 2019 | 320 | 295 |
| 2020 | 289 | 260 |
| 2021 | 251 | 250 |
| 2022 | 215 | 224 |
| 2023 | 205 | 181 |
| 2024 | 194 | 197 |
| 2025 | 205 | 176 |
| 2026 | 95 | 106 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Wireless sprinkler valve system6 Oct 2026US 12,751,384 B1Rain Bird Corporation
- Apparatus, system and method for fluid delivery6 Oct 2026US 12,751,899 B2DEKA Products Limited Partnership
- System and method for controlling valve6 Oct 2026US 12,752,072 B2Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Shot peening flow control valve and its method of use6 Oct 2026US 12,752,395 B2Abrasive Engineering Pte Ltd
- Flow control arrangements, semiconductor processing systems having flow control arrangements, and flow control methods6 Oct 2026US 12,753,499 B2ASM IP Holding B. V.
- Snow environment test apparatus and snow environment test method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309615 A1Espec Corp.
- Digital gas assist with flow control and gauge8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310242 A1Dionex Corporation
- Systems and method for dynamically calibrating a fluid dispensing system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310243 A1Zaxis, Inc.
- Methods and systems for controlling an infusion pump1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295159 A1DEKA Products Limited Partnership
- Automated toilet sensor with flow-based shutoff, leak detection, and energy harvesting1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297911 A1Saya Life, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Process fluid flow device with variable orifice1,068US 7,255,012 B2Rosemount Inc. · 2007
- Dynamic gas flow controller608US 5,865,205 AAPPLIED Materials.Inc. · 1999
- Method for wide range gas flow system with real time flow measurement and correction590US 6,119,710 ACyber Instrument Technologies LLC · 2000
- Liquid flow controller and precision dispense apparatus and system569US 8,082,946 B2Entegris, Inc. · 2011
- Fluid delivery control and monitoring apparatus for a medication infusion system406US 4,919,596 APacesetter Infusion, Ltd. · 1990