Crushing, pulverising, or disintegrating in general
Official title: CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING IN GENERAL; MILLING GRAIN ({household tools and machines for pulverising foodstuffs, e.g. coffee and spice mills A47J42/00; pharmaceutical mortars A61J3/02; mechanical processing of refuse and garbage B03B9/06; dressing mould materials by grinding B22C5/04}; obtaining metallic powder by crushing, grinding or milling B22F9/04; {recovery of plastics by disintegrating B29B17/00; crushing raw materials in starch making C08B30/02; beaters for papermaking D21D1/02; crushing devices specially for transport in mines E21F13/002; slag crushing devices F23J1/00; fuel milling devices in combustion apparatus F23K1/00; household devices for crushing coal F24B15/02; ice disintegrating devices F25C5/02})
B02C (Crushing, pulverising, or disintegrating in general) appears on 9,869 US grants and 8,013 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B02C- Granted patents
- 9,869
- Published applications
- 8,013
- Assignees
- 4,312
- Inventors
- 15,472
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 169 | 0 |
| 1977 | 167 | 0 |
| 1978 | 170 | 0 |
| 1979 | 122 | 0 |
| 1980 | 157 | 0 |
| 1981 | 121 | 0 |
| 1982 | 101 | 0 |
| 1983 | 117 | 0 |
| 1984 | 84 | 0 |
| 1985 | 112 | 0 |
| 1986 | 154 | 0 |
| 1987 | 160 | 0 |
| 1988 | 141 | 0 |
| 1989 | 153 | 0 |
| 1990 | 160 | 0 |
| 1991 | 157 | 0 |
| 1992 | 139 | 0 |
| 1993 | 177 | 0 |
| 1994 | 166 | 0 |
| 1995 | 164 | 0 |
| 1996 | 173 | 0 |
| 1997 | 169 | 0 |
| 1998 | 194 | 0 |
| 1999 | 215 | 0 |
| 2000 | 151 | 0 |
| 2001 | 130 | 31 |
| 2002 | 150 | 152 |
| 2003 | 148 | 154 |
| 2004 | 111 | 209 |
| 2005 | 102 | 220 |
| 2006 | 150 | 271 |
| 2007 | 151 | 247 |
| 2008 | 150 | 267 |
| 2009 | 176 | 288 |
| 2010 | 230 | 326 |
| 2011 | 286 | 306 |
| 2012 | 233 | 285 |
| 2013 | 218 | 443 |
| 2014 | 291 | 464 |
| 2015 | 290 | 470 |
| 2016 | 346 | 455 |
| 2017 | 298 | 367 |
| 2018 | 222 | 389 |
| 2019 | 301 | 365 |
| 2020 | 428 | 372 |
| 2021 | 323 | 375 |
| 2022 | 278 | 359 |
| 2023 | 298 | 367 |
| 2024 | 316 | 356 |
| 2025 | 285 | 287 |
| 2026 | 165 | 188 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
- B02C 18/00Disintegrating by knives or other cutting or tearing members which chop material3,099
- B02C 23/00Auxiliary methods or auxiliary devices or accessories specially adapted for crushing or2,261
- B02C 19/00Crushing, pulverising, or disintegrating in general: other disintegrating devices or methods1,639
- B02C 13/00Disintegrating by mills having rotary beater elements1,472
- B02C 17/00Disintegrating by tumbling mills, i.e. mills having a container charged with the1,295
- B02C 21/00Disintegrating plant with or without drying of the material736
- B02C 25/00Control arrangements specially adapted for crushing or disintegrating711
- B02C 4/00Crushing or disintegrating by roller mills689
All 16 main groupsShow fewer
- B02C 15/00Disintegrating by milling members in the form of rollers or balls co-operating529
- B02C 7/00Crushing or disintegrating by disc mills501
- B02C 2/00Crushing or disintegrating by gyratory or cone crushers466
- B02C 2201/00Codes relating to disintegrating devices adapted for specific materialsIndexing code389
- B02C 1/00Crushing or disintegrating by reciprocating members306
- B02C 2210/00Codes relating to different types of disintegrating devicesIndexing code191
- B02C 9/00Crushing, pulverising, or disintegrating in general: other milling methods or mills specially182
- B02C 11/00Crushing, pulverising, or disintegrating in general: other auxiliary devices or accessories specially45
Recent patents
- Crusher for mineral materials or recycled materials6 Oct 2026US 12,752,279 B2Kleemann GmbH
- Coal water slurry concentration device6 Oct 2026US 12,752,280 B2Anhui University of Science and Technology
- Crushing and drying device6 Oct 2026US 12,752,281 B2Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited
- Meat grinder with funneled feed chute6 Oct 2026US 12,752,282 B2Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc.
- Screen attachment system6 Oct 2026US 12,752,303 B2Metso Finland Oy
- Agitator Mill and Method for Assembly and Dismantling a Grinding Vessel Bottom of an Agitator Mill8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307081 A1NETZSCH-Feinmahltechnik GmbH
- Screening bucket8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308873 A1Simex Engineering S.R.L.
- Method for reducing germs in dried fruit containing oil and/or fat, and refining-grinding arrangement1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293919 A1Hamburg Dresdner Maschinenfabriken Verwaltungsgesellschaft Mbh
- Apparatus for destroying electronic data and providing selective storage1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295597 A1Phiston Technologies, Inc.
- Roll frame with improved product collection24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284669 A1Buhler AG
Most cited
- Apparatus and method for bone morselization for surgical grafting944US 7,431,230 B2Medtronic PS Medical, Inc. · 2008
- Process for preparing ink jet inks having improved properties153US 5,310,778 AE. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company · 1994
- Lubricating system for bearing shoes147US 4,209,079 AFives-Cail Babcock · 1980
- Method for the manufacture of granular grit for use as abrasives146US 4,393,021 AVereinigte Schmirgel und Maschinen-Fabriken AG · 1983
- Safety system for a wood chipper140US 5,667,152 A1997