Y10T 137/612
Tapping a pipe, keg, or apertured tank under pressure
Y10T137/612 (Tapping a pipe, keg, or apertured tank under pressure) appears on 745 US grants and 252 published applications in this corpus.
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
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| 2003 | 24 | 11 |
| 2004 | 22 | 13 |
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| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Combined drilling and stopping system8 Sep 2026US 12,729,795 B2Mueller International, LLC
- Flow regulator assembly for drilling operations30 Jun 2026US 12,669,205 B2
- Can tap1 Jul 2025US 12,344,457 B2The Chemours Company Fc, LLC
- Method of opening fluid control valve and fluid control valve used for the same22 Apr 2025US 12,281,717 B2Cosmo Koki Co., Ltd.
- Polyethylene pipe service system including quick connect means for polyethylene pipe tapping, plugging, and completion operations1 Apr 2025US 12,264,767 B2TDW Delaware, Inc.
- Flow regulator assembly for drilling operations10 Oct 2024US 2024/0337342 A1
- Method of opening fluid control valve and fluid control valve used for the same29 Aug 2024US 2024/0288077 A1Cosmo Koki Co., Ltd.
- Polyethylene Pipe Service System Including Quick Connect Means For Polyethylene Pipe Tapping, Plugging, And Completion Operations16 May 2024US 2024/0159341 A1TDW Delaware, Inc.
- Method of opening fluid control valve and fluid control valve used for the same28 Sep 2023US 2023/0304589 A1Cosmo Koki Co., Ltd.
- Combined drilling and stopping system28 Sep 2023US 2023/0304621 A1Mueller International, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Pressure actuated introducer valve268US 6,276,661 B1Medtronic, Inc. · 2001
- Tube clamp and piercing device160US 4,112,944 A1978
- Gas cylinder connector93US 4,960,261 AIsoworth Limited · 1990
- Fluid injection system coupling and injector valve84US 4,869,286 ASurgikos, Inc. · 1989
- Device for sequential discharge of flowable reagents80US 6,488,894 B1Biognosis GmbH · 2002