Separation of gases or vapours
Official title: Separation of gases or vapours; Recovering vapours of volatile solvents from gases; Chemical or biological purification of waste gases, e.g. engine exhaust gases, smoke, fumes, flue gases, aerosols, (recovery of volatile solvents by condensation B01D5/00; sublimation B01D7/00; cold traps, cold baffles B01D8/00; working-up undefined gaseous mixtures obtained by cracking hydrocarbon oils C10G70/00; cleaning coal gas C10K; working-up of natural gas, or synthetic natural gas, C10L3/10; separation of difficult-to-condense gases or air by liquefaction F25J; for investigating materials G01N30/00)
B01D53/00 (Separation of gases or vapours) appears on 36,511 US grants and 35,841 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B01D- Granted patents
- 36,511
- Published applications
- 35,841
- Assignees
- 10,657
- Inventors
- 63,046
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 380 | 0 |
| 1977 | 369 | 0 |
| 1978 | 352 | 0 |
| 1979 | 253 | 0 |
| 1980 | 326 | 0 |
| 1981 | 353 | 0 |
| 1982 | 282 | 0 |
| 1983 | 298 | 0 |
| 1984 | 296 | 0 |
| 1985 | 344 | 0 |
| 1986 | 262 | 0 |
| 1987 | 306 | 0 |
| 1988 | 366 | 0 |
| 1989 | 421 | 0 |
| 1990 | 408 | 0 |
| 1991 | 393 | 0 |
| 1992 | 498 | 0 |
| 1993 | 501 | 0 |
| 1994 | 469 | 0 |
| 1995 | 485 | 0 |
| 1996 | 501 | 0 |
| 1997 | 558 | 0 |
| 1998 | 684 | 0 |
| 1999 | 722 | 0 |
| 2000 | 722 | 0 |
| 2001 | 742 | 250 |
| 2002 | 707 | 739 |
| 2003 | 778 | 895 |
| 2004 | 631 | 1054 |
| 2005 | 541 | 937 |
| 2006 | 507 | 982 |
| 2007 | 501 | 967 |
| 2008 | 550 | 1004 |
| 2009 | 619 | 1254 |
| 2010 | 902 | 1391 |
| 2011 | 806 | 1347 |
| 2012 | 911 | 1328 |
| 2013 | 1157 | 1518 |
| 2014 | 1195 | 1608 |
| 2015 | 1230 | 1681 |
| 2016 | 1289 | 1601 |
| 2017 | 1349 | 1700 |
| 2018 | 1374 | 1851 |
| 2019 | 1550 | 1813 |
| 2020 | 1489 | 1713 |
| 2021 | 1329 | 1680 |
| 2022 | 1316 | 1685 |
| 2023 | 1248 | 1754 |
| 2024 | 1200 | 1810 |
| 2025 | 1216 | 1811 |
| 2026 | 825 | 1468 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
- B01D 53/34Chemical or biological purification of waste gases19,788
- B01D 53/02Separation of gases or vapours: by adsorption9,624
- B01D 53/14Separation of gases or vapours: by absorption5,079
- B01D 53/22Separation of gases or vapours: by diffusion4,023
- B01D 53/26Drying gases or vapours3,972
- B01D 53/32Separation of gases or vapours: by electrical effects other than those provided1,480
- B01D 53/002Separation of gases or vapours: by condensation1,064
- B01D 53/30Controlling by gas-analysis apparatus520
Recent patents
- Filter unit with a filter block, a damping layer and a housing, and process of manufacturing such a filter unit6 Oct 2026US 12,752,136 B2Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
- Condensation dedust-demister set6 Oct 2026US 12,752,224 B2
- Contactor assembly and sorbent cartridge having sorbent bed for contactor assembly6 Oct 2026US 12,752,232 B2Mosaic Materials, Inc.
- Adsorbent bed with increased hydrothermal stability6 Oct 2026US 12,752,233 B2BASF SE
- System and method for direct air capture of water and CO26 Oct 2026US 12,752,234 B2Battelle Memorial Institute
- Polysiloxane, method for its production and deodorant comprising it8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306689 A1Sagami Chemical Research Institute
- Gas turbine engine fuel system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306970 A1General Electric Company
- Automotive air filters with hydrocarbon-absorbing media8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306983 A1
- Method and device for separating a carbon dioxide-containing gas by partial condensation and/or distillation and/or solidification8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306989 A1L Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude et L'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
- Systems and methods for optimizing carbon dioxide capture using sorbents8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306990 A1GE Vernova Infrastructure Technology LLC
Most cited
- Gas purification system and method484US 6,514,313 B1Aeronex, Inc. · 2003
- Variable conductance gas distribution apparatus and method473US 9,657,845 B2ASM IP Holding B. V. · 2017
- Electrochemical production of ozone and hydrogen peroxide465US 5,972,196 ALynntech, Inc. · 1999
- Chemical vapor deposition hot-trap for unreacted precursor conversion and effluent removal440US 6,099,649 AAPPLIED Materials.Inc. · 2000
- Method and apparatus for treating exhaust gases from CVD, PECVD or plasma etch reactors430US 5,928,426 ANovellus Systems, Inc. · 1999