B01D 5/00
Condensation of vapours
Official title: Condensation of vapours; Recovering volatile solvents by condensation (B01D8/00 takes precedence; condensers F28B)
B01D5/00 (Condensation of vapours) appears on 2,594 US grants and 2,692 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B01D- Granted patents
- 2,594
- Published applications
- 2,692
- Assignees
- 1,560
- Inventors
- 5,438
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 17 | 0 |
| 1981 | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | 24 | 0 |
| 1983 | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 | 12 | 0 |
| 1985 | 17 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 13 | 0 |
| 1988 | 18 | 0 |
| 1989 | 27 | 0 |
| 1990 | 34 | 0 |
| 1991 | 27 | 0 |
| 1992 | 34 | 0 |
| 1993 | 43 | 0 |
| 1994 | 34 | 0 |
| 1995 | 41 | 0 |
| 1996 | 29 | 0 |
| 1997 | 24 | 0 |
| 1998 | 40 | 0 |
| 1999 | 34 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | 0 |
| 2001 | 30 | 11 |
| 2002 | 39 | 49 |
| 2003 | 33 | 38 |
| 2004 | 31 | 43 |
| 2005 | 27 | 60 |
| 2006 | 23 | 52 |
| 2007 | 28 | 49 |
| 2008 | 35 | 55 |
| 2009 | 32 | 55 |
| 2010 | 35 | 67 |
| 2011 | 40 | 77 |
| 2012 | 38 | 77 |
| 2013 | 49 | 83 |
| 2014 | 57 | 94 |
| 2015 | 67 | 101 |
| 2016 | 66 | 113 |
| 2017 | 76 | 132 |
| 2018 | 104 | 196 |
| 2019 | 161 | 191 |
| 2020 | 201 | 233 |
| 2021 | 172 | 207 |
| 2022 | 151 | 193 |
| 2023 | 166 | 175 |
| 2024 | 144 | 150 |
| 2025 | 131 | 117 |
| 2026 | 75 | 74 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B01D 5/0057In combination with other processes1,459
- B01D 5/0033Condensation of vapours: other features810
- B01D 5/0003Condensation of vapours: by using heat-exchange surfaces for indirect contact between gases760
- B01D 5/0078Condensation of vapours: characterised by auxiliary systems or arrangements737
- B01D 5/0027Condensation of vapours: by direct contact between vapours or gases and the309
Recent patents
- Apparatus with integrated condenser and separator6 Oct 2026US 12,752,218 B2L Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude et L'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
- Compact in-situ gas separator for substrate processing systems29 Sep 2026US 12,746,485 B2Lam Research Corporation
- Seawater desalination equipment29 Sep 2026US 12,746,486 B2Manzeon Co., Ltd.
- Recycling and purifying structure for distiller1 Sep 2026US 12,722,100 B2
- Water treatment plant1 Sep 2026US 12,722,101 B2
- Salt-rejecting continuous passive solar thermal desalination via thin-film condensation8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307012 A1The Regents of the University of California
- Systems, Devices, and Methods for Electrical Generation from Vacuum Distillation1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295457 A1American Water and Energy LLC
- Filter assembly for a therapeutic gas delivery device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295513 A1Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Ireland Limited
- Caustic solution evaporation plant24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284549 A1Bertrams Chemieanlagen AG
- Systems and methods for condensing vapor product17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273434 A1Breakthrough Technologies, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Trap apparatus382US 6,488,774 B1Ebara Corporation · 2002
- Portable, potable water recovery and dispensing apparatus198US 6,182,453 B2Worldwide Water, Inc. · 2001
- Hydraulic fracturing system and method179US 9,840,897 B22017
- Remedial system: a pollution control device for utilizing and abating volatile organic compounds178US 8,776,734 B1Innovative Environmental Solutions, LLC · 2014
- Methods and apparatus to generate liquid ambulatory oxygen from an oxygen concentrator136US 5,979,440 ASeQual Technologies, Inc. · 1999