B01D 46/2486
Characterised by the shapes or configurations
Official title: {characterised by the shapes or configurations}
B01D46/2486 (Characterised by the shapes or configurations) appears on 355 US grants and 436 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B01D- Granted patents
- 355
- Published applications
- 436
- Assignees
- 95
- Inventors
- 575
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 5 |
| 2003 | 2 | 6 |
| 2004 | 3 | 13 |
| 2005 | 2 | 23 |
| 2006 | 4 | 23 |
| 2007 | 5 | 18 |
| 2008 | 20 | 28 |
| 2009 | 22 | 28 |
| 2010 | 26 | 25 |
| 2011 | 20 | 22 |
| 2012 | 20 | 13 |
| 2013 | 11 | 7 |
| 2014 | 14 | 25 |
| 2015 | 9 | 31 |
| 2016 | 15 | 18 |
| 2017 | 21 | 29 |
| 2018 | 17 | 25 |
| 2019 | 20 | 16 |
| 2020 | 20 | 13 |
| 2021 | 18 | 16 |
| 2022 | 15 | 17 |
| 2023 | 15 | 16 |
| 2024 | 10 | 8 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 |
| 2026 | 6 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Honeycomb structure8 Sep 2026US 12,728,377 B2NGK Insulators, Ltd.
- Honeycomb filter26 May 2026US 12,636,603 B2NGK Insulators, Ltd.
- Honeycomb filter21 Apr 2026US 12,605,665 B2NGK Insulators, Ltd.
- Honeycomb filter14 Apr 2026US 12,599,862 B2NGK Insulators, Ltd.
- Honeycomb filter17 Feb 2026US 12,551,834 B2NGK Insulators, Ltd.
- Heat-conducting assembly for hydration reaction, hydrate reactor, and hydrate reaction system25 Jun 2026US 2026/0176542 A1China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation
- Low bulk density, high geometric surface area honeycomb bodies4 Jun 2026US 2026/0152445 A1Corning Incorporated
- Honeycomb filter7 May 2026US 2026/0124570 A1NGK Insulators, Ltd.
- Honeycomb filter1 Jan 2026US 2026/0001022 A1NGK Insulators, Ltd.
- Reactor and gas recovery device25 Dec 2025US 2025/0387744 A1NGK Insulators, Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Composite planar and triangularly pleated filter element307US 4,925,561 ATsuchiya Mfg. Co., Ltd. · 1990
- Honeycomb filter and ceramic filter assembly201US 6,669,751 B1Ibiden Co., Ltd. · 2003
- Honeycomb filter and method of making it163US 4,417,908 ACorning Glass Works · 1983
- Ceramic filters for diesel exhaust particulates158US 4,276,071 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1981
- Particulate trap for diesel engine114US 5,908,480 ASumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. · 1999