B01D 3/10
Vacuum distillation
Official title: Vacuum distillation (B01D3/12 takes precedence)
B01D3/10 (Vacuum distillation) appears on 770 US grants and 776 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B01D- Granted patents
- 770
- Published applications
- 776
- Assignees
- 541
- Inventors
- 1,926
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 1 |
| 2002 | 9 | 10 |
| 2003 | 4 | 9 |
| 2004 | 8 | 14 |
| 2005 | 8 | 19 |
| 2006 | 4 | 11 |
| 2007 | 9 | 8 |
| 2008 | 11 | 12 |
| 2009 | 11 | 11 |
| 2010 | 4 | 13 |
| 2011 | 11 | 14 |
| 2012 | 7 | 12 |
| 2013 | 11 | 13 |
| 2014 | 8 | 18 |
| 2015 | 13 | 29 |
| 2016 | 14 | 31 |
| 2017 | 22 | 55 |
| 2018 | 35 | 55 |
| 2019 | 55 | 65 |
| 2020 | 56 | 64 |
| 2021 | 55 | 70 |
| 2022 | 58 | 71 |
| 2023 | 50 | 57 |
| 2024 | 36 | 56 |
| 2025 | 43 | 42 |
| 2026 | 19 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B01D 3/106With the use of a pump for creating vacuum and for removing77
- B01D 3/103By using a barometric column41
- B01D 3/105With the use of an ejector for creating the vacuum, the ejector22
- B01D 3/101Recirculation of the fluid used as fluid working medium in a vacuum14
- B01D 3/108Using a vacuum lock for removing the concentrate during distillation4
Recent patents
- VE enrichment system22 Sep 2026US 12,741,233 B2Jj-Lurgi Engineering Equipment (Shanghai) Co. Ltd
- Cannabinoid concentrate and isolate, method of obtaining the same and use thereof8 Sep 2026US 12,728,135 B2Herbolea Biotech S.R.L.
- Fermented and distilled food grade alcohol spirits derived from hemp and cannabis feedstock waste streams4 Aug 2026US 12,698,462 B2
- Chemical distillation system with in situ analytics16 Jun 2026US 12,654,113 B2Astrotech Technologies, Inc.
- Water distillation device2 Jun 2026US 12,643,056 B277 Vision Way Ltd
- Production method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306577 A1AG IP Company Pty Ltd
- Systems, Devices, and Methods for Electrical Generation from Vacuum Distillation1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295457 A1American Water and Energy LLC
- Structurally reinforced and nested packing elements24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284632 A1ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
- Methods And Systems For Separating Metals6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224998 A1Nant Holdings IP, LLC
- Method and apparatus for automated and continuous extraction of biomass23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208069 A1Unified Science, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Rotary vacuum distillation and desalination apparatus76US 5,534,118 A1996
- Vacuum centrifuge with magnetic drive68US 4,226,669 ASavant Instruments, Inc. · 1980
- Distilling apparatus61US 4,762,593 A1988
- Vapor compression distillation system58US 5,587,054 AGrano Environmental Corporation · 1996
- Device for the evaporation treatment of preferably liquid substances, in particular reagents, or for the preparation or analysis of sample material56US 5,447,077 AMLS Mikrowellen-Labor-Systeme GmbH · 1995