Y10T 137/0491
Valve or valve element assembling, disassembling, or replacing
Y10T137/0491 (Valve or valve element assembling, disassembling, or replacing) appears on 1,086 US grants and 855 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y10T- Granted patents
- 1,086
- Published applications
- 855
- Assignees
- 621
- Inventors
- 1,654
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 27 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 17 | 0 |
| 2000 | 21 | 0 |
| 2001 | 41 | 11 |
| 2002 | 35 | 41 |
| 2003 | 45 | 37 |
| 2004 | 41 | 48 |
| 2005 | 50 | 41 |
| 2006 | 33 | 49 |
| 2007 | 37 | 42 |
| 2008 | 27 | 50 |
| 2009 | 41 | 34 |
| 2010 | 33 | 45 |
| 2011 | 27 | 54 |
| 2012 | 58 | 43 |
| 2013 | 43 | 81 |
| 2014 | 49 | 90 |
| 2015 | 63 | 53 |
| 2016 | 62 | 31 |
| 2017 | 48 | 24 |
| 2018 | 29 | 14 |
| 2019 | 21 | 14 |
| 2020 | 20 | 12 |
| 2021 | 10 | 13 |
| 2022 | 16 | 10 |
| 2023 | 11 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 5 |
| 2025 | 8 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Dual fuel selector switch8 Sep 2026US 12,729,655 B2Champion Power Equipment, Inc.
- Dual fuel selector switch1 Sep 2026US 12,723,549 B2Champion Power Equipment, Inc.
- Flow control valve16 Dec 2025US 12,496,665 B2Griswold Controls, LLC
- Pressure relief valve assembly including series coupled valves and related methods25 Nov 2025US 12,480,589 B2PREVCO Subsea LLC
- Double piece retainer for compact valve26 Aug 2025US 12,398,811 B1Cortec Corporation
- Fluid flow control based on a liquid level in a container26 Mar 2026US 2026/0086583 A1
- Butterfly valve15 Jan 2026US 2026/0016092 A1Hayward Industries, Inc.
- Dual fuel selector switch22 May 2025US 2025/0163860 A1Champion Power Equipment, Inc.
- Plurality of Studs being Friction Welded to an Exterior Surface of a Curved Structure having a Block Patch and a Member between the Exterior Surface and the Studs15 May 2025US 2025/0153269 A1
- Dual fuel selector switch15 May 2025US 2025/0154912 A1Champion Power Equipment, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Microfabricated elastomeric valve and pump systems619US 6,408,878 B1California Institute of Technology · 2002
- Method of making a microfabricated elastomeric valve294US 6,793,753 B2California Institute of Technology · 2004
- Micromachined fluid handling devices206US 5,839,467 AResearch International, Inc. · 1998
- Microfabricated elastomeric valve and pump systems196US 7,144,616 B1California Institute of Technology · 2006
- Micromachined valve with polyimide film diaphragm158US 4,869,282 ARosemount Inc. · 1989