Y10T 137/7256
Locks against rotary motion
Y10T137/7256 (Locks against rotary motion) appears on 198 US grants and 94 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y10T- Granted patents
- 198
- Published applications
- 94
- Assignees
- 102
- Inventors
- 266
- Latest grant
- 4 Nov 2025
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| 2004 | 3 | 9 |
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| 2023 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Revolver bypass valve4 Mar 2025US 12,241,555 B2Mueller International, LLC
- Locking device for a regulator and/or valve28 Jan 2025US 12,209,683 B2
- Securing apparatus for securing a valve lever in a set position27 Aug 2024US 12,070,836 B2ABUS August Bremicker Söhne KG
- Thermal insulating valve handle with memory stop and locking mechanism30 Apr 2026US 2026/0117877 A1
- Revolver bypass valve12 Jun 2025US 2025/0189046 A1Mueller International, LLC
- Locking Device For a Regulator And/Or Valve19 Sep 2024US 2024/0309969 A1
- Blocking valve23 May 2024US 2024/0167575 A1
- Revolver bypass valve18 Apr 2024US 2024/0125397 A1Mueller International, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Valve lock543US 4,681,134 A1987
- Adjustable lockout device for knife gate valves530US 6,044,860 ASPX Corporation · 2000
- Valve lockout/tag out system516US 6,494,065 B2Babbitt Steam Specialty Company · 2002
- Apparatus and method for adjusting a locking mechanism of a shunt valve137US 7,334,594 B2Codman & Shurtleff, Inc. · 2008
- Catheter with deactivatable side port121US 5,370,624 ABecton, Dickinson and Company · 1994