Y10T 137/86493
Multi-way valve unit
Y10T137/86493 (Multi-way valve unit) appears on 7,883 US grants and 3,609 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y10T- Granted patents
- 7,883
- Published applications
- 3,609
- Assignees
- 2,915
- Inventors
- 10,378
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 32 | 21 |
| 2025 | 28 | 19 |
| 2026 | 19 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- Y10T 137/86574Supply and exhaust3,414
- Y10T 137/86718Dividing into parallel flow paths with recombining1,401
- Y10T 137/86863Rotary valve unit1,047
- Y10T 137/86815Multiple inlet with single outlet904
- Y10T 137/86879Reciprocating valve unit708
- Y10T 137/86549Selective reciprocation or rotation423
- Y10T 137/86501Sequential distributor or collector type305
- Y10T 137/86509Sequentially progressive opening or closing of plural ports280
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Device for distributing flowing media over a flow cross section571US 4,134,425 ASiemens Aktiengesellschaft · 1979
- Angiographic system with automatic high/low pressure switching408US 5,800,397 AInvasatec, Inc. · 1998
- Electrically-actuable valve397US 4,750,520 ADragerwerk Aktiengesellschaft · 1988
- Six-way stopcock274US 3,957,082 AArbrook, Inc. · 1976
- Multi-ported valve assembly246US 5,288,290 AAlcon Surgical, Inc. · 1994