B03B 1/00
Conditioning for facilitating separation by altering physical properties of the matter to
Official title: Conditioning for facilitating separation by altering physical properties of the matter to be treated
B03B1/00 (Conditioning for facilitating separation by altering physical properties of the matter to) appears on 356 US grants and 129 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B03B- Granted patents
- 356
- Published applications
- 129
- Assignees
- 222
- Inventors
- 609
- Latest grant
- 7 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 19 | 0 |
| 1982 | 14 | 0 |
| 1983 | 13 | 0 |
| 1984 | 14 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 17 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 2 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 |
| 2003 | 4 | 2 |
| 2004 | 4 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 5 | 12 |
| 2015 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | 12 | 7 |
| 2017 | 7 | 8 |
| 2018 | 7 | 5 |
| 2019 | 5 | 13 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 7 | 12 |
| 2023 | 10 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 12 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 |
| 2026 | 5 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- System and method for recycling plastics7 Jul 2026US 12,673,331 B2
- Energy aware processing load distribution system and method16 Jun 2026US 12,656,842 B2The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
- Apparatus and method for efficient estimation of the energy dissipation of processor based systems2 Jun 2026US 12,645,270 B2The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
- Method for lithium extraction by leaching from spodumene and desulfurization19 May 2026US 12,630,901 B1Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Cryogenic separation systems and methods10 Feb 2026US 12,543,648 B2Cryomass LLC
- Method and apparatus for separating foreign matter from pulverized rubber25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175472 A1Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
- Energy efficient scheduling for computing systems and method therefor25 Jun 2026US 2026/0178092 A1The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
- Method for braking a low-overpressure gas flow1 Jan 2026US 2026/0002458 A1
- Compositions and methods for froth flotation of mineral ores13 Nov 2025US 2025/0345805 A1Ecolab USA Inc.
- Beneficiation method for high clay type low-grade manganese carbonate ore10 Jul 2025US 2025/0223668 A1Guizhou University
Most cited
By later US patents
- Manipulation of particles172US 4,743,361 AInternationale Octrooi Maatschappij "Octropa" B.V. · 1988
- Manipulating particulate matter107US 4,877,516 ANational Research Development Corporation · 1989
- Methods and apparatus for use in processing and treating particulate material75US 6,269,952 B1Earth Sciences, Inc. · 2001
- Method and apparatus for preparing paper-containing and plastic-containing waste materials for component fraction separation65US 4,974,781 AThe Placzek Family Trust · 1990
- Apparatus and method for efficient estimation of the energy dissipation of processor based systems63US 8,397,088 B1The Research Foundation of State University of New York · 2013