Y10T 137/7043
Guards and shields
Y10T137/7043 (Guards and shields) appears on 787 US grants and 354 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y10T- Granted patents
- 787
- Published applications
- 354
- Assignees
- 375
- Inventors
- 1,195
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 15 | 0 |
| 1981 | 18 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 19 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 14 | 0 |
| 1986 | 14 | 0 |
| 1987 | 20 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 16 | 0 |
| 1990 | 17 | 0 |
| 1991 | 17 | 0 |
| 1992 | 20 | 0 |
| 1993 | 18 | 0 |
| 1994 | 17 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 18 | 0 |
| 1997 | 24 | 0 |
| 1998 | 26 | 0 |
| 1999 | 37 | 0 |
| 2000 | 31 | 0 |
| 2001 | 33 | 5 |
| 2002 | 23 | 14 |
| 2003 | 17 | 18 |
| 2004 | 26 | 20 |
| 2005 | 14 | 24 |
| 2006 | 24 | 20 |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 |
| 2008 | 12 | 22 |
| 2009 | 15 | 19 |
| 2010 | 15 | 22 |
| 2011 | 13 | 23 |
| 2012 | 8 | 22 |
| 2013 | 28 | 12 |
| 2014 | 19 | 31 |
| 2015 | 29 | 33 |
| 2016 | 20 | 10 |
| 2017 | 17 | 4 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 |
| 2019 | 7 | 6 |
| 2020 | 12 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 9 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 |
| 2026 | 4 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Apparatus for utility control25 Aug 2026US 12,716,512 B2WCM Industries, Inc.
- Adapter plate for coupling a water treatment controller to a valve body11 Aug 2026US 12,704,195 B2Franklin Fueling Systems, Inc.
- Gas panel enclosure12 May 2026US 12,624,770 B2APPLIED Materials.Inc.
- Infrastructure monitoring devices, systems, and methods3 Feb 2026US 12,539,437 B2Mueller International, LLC
- Plumbing fixture accessory plate2 Dec 2025US D1,104,224 S1Design
- Apparatus for utility control1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298362 A1WCM Industries, Inc.
- Gas panel enclosure29 Jan 2026US 2026/0029061 A1APPLIED Materials.Inc.
- Refrigerator appliance and water valve mounting system15 Jan 2026US 2026/0016216 A1Whirlpool Corporation
- Hazardous material container plug9 Oct 2025US 2025/0314327 A1Micro Matic USA, Inc.
- Apparatus for utility control3 Jul 2025US 2025/0218700 A1WCM Industries, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Valve lock543US 4,681,134 A1987
- Closed ventilation and suction catheter system235US 5,279,549 ASherwood Medical Company · 1994
- Divided box for valve controller146US 5,555,907 A1996
- Fire hydrant anti-tamper device142US 6,816,072 B22004
- Compressed gas fuel storage system107US 6,257,360 B1The Johns Hopkins University · 2001