B01D 46/0012
In-line filters
Official title: {In-line filters}
B01D46/0012 (In-line filters) appears on 214 US grants and 169 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B01D- Granted patents
- 214
- Published applications
- 169
- Assignees
- 148
- Inventors
- 495
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2003 | 5 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 6 |
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| 2021 | 5 | 9 |
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| 2023 | 12 | 12 |
| 2024 | 7 | 11 |
| 2025 | 7 | 5 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Air filtration apparatus and system for providing patient information6 Oct 2026US 12,752,071 B2ResMed Pty Ltd
- Inline air filter apparatuses, systems and methods21 Jul 2026US 12,687,316 B1Rectorseal Corporation
- Anti-microbial heat and moisture exchangers10 Feb 2026US 12,544,526 B2Arthrex, Inc.
- Filter, use of filter element in filter, filter element, and motor vehicle28 Oct 2025US 12,453,936 B2Mann+Hummel GmbH
- Filter system for a closed fluid-transfer system with pressure equalization26 Aug 2025US 12,396,925 B2B. Braun Melsungen AG
- A powder paint injector filter system based on the venturi principle28 May 2026US 2026/0145109 A1Sistem Teknik Makina Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi
- Anti-microbial heat and moisture exchanger21 May 2026US 2026/0137895 A1Arthrex, Inc.
- Filter, use of filter element in filter, filter element, and motor vehicle19 Mar 2026US 2026/0077286 A1Mann+Hummel GmbH
- Porous structure such as for filters, and making the same1 Jan 2026US 2026/0001016 A1Corning Incorporated
- Filter system for a closed fluid-transfer system with pressure equalization6 Nov 2025US 2025/0339343 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Inline filter apparatus526US 5,820,646 ADonaldson Company, Inc. · 1998
- Slanted inline filter319US 5,772,883 ADonaldson Company, Inc. · 1998
- Filter connection for a smoke evacuation device251US 10,631,916 B2Megadyne Medical Products, Inc. · 2020
- Filter element with end face inlets and discharge outlets148US 6,953,124 B2Mann+Hummel GmbH · 2005
- Filter assembly and cartridge therefor146US 5,114,572 AProcess Scientific Innovations Limited · 1992