B04C 5/13
Formed as a vortex finder and extending into the vortex chamber
Official title: formed as a vortex finder and extending into the vortex chamber {(exits with bulkheads preventing reverse flow vortex B04C3/00)}; Discharge from vortex finder otherwise than at the top of the cyclone; Devices for controlling the overflow
B04C5/13 (Formed as a vortex finder and extending into the vortex chamber) appears on 403 US grants and 341 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B04C- Granted patents
- 403
- Published applications
- 341
- Assignees
- 284
- Inventors
- 795
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 8 |
| 2002 | 10 | 6 |
| 2003 | 13 | 18 |
| 2004 | 12 | 17 |
| 2005 | 15 | 19 |
| 2006 | 9 | 18 |
| 2007 | 7 | 18 |
| 2008 | 16 | 12 |
| 2009 | 13 | 16 |
| 2010 | 9 | 20 |
| 2011 | 17 | 11 |
| 2012 | 10 | 18 |
| 2013 | 15 | 9 |
| 2014 | 12 | 19 |
| 2015 | 10 | 14 |
| 2016 | 13 | 11 |
| 2017 | 15 | 10 |
| 2018 | 9 | 12 |
| 2019 | 13 | 20 |
| 2020 | 12 | 13 |
| 2021 | 18 | 12 |
| 2022 | 8 | 14 |
| 2023 | 11 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 |
| 2026 | 7 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Liquid treatment unit and method14 Jul 2026US 12,678,805 B2Au Environmental Pty Ltd
- Compact disc stack cyclone separator19 May 2026US 12,629,701 B2
- Hydrocyclone separator12 May 2026US 12,623,235 B2Metso Sweden AB
- Sand knockout for fracking fluids28 Apr 2026US 12,611,680 B2Bestway Oilfield, Inc.
- Hydrocyclone separator20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241394 A1Metso Sweden AB
- Compact disc stack cyclone separator20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241395 A1
- Vacuum cleaner13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232155 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Vacuum cleaner6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224081 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Method and system for treating fluid30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216738 A1Vortex Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vacuum cleaner having a cyclone type dust collecting apparatus333US 6,406,505 B1Samsung Kwangju Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2002
- Cyclonic vacuum cleaner ribbed cyclone shroud238US 7,922,794 B2Electrolux Home Care Products, Inc. · 2011
- Handheld cleaning appliance235US 8,156,609 B2Dyson Technology Limited · 2012
- Cyclone dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner185US 6,623,539 B2Samsung Gwangju Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2003
- Vacuum cleaner and cyclone module therefor170US 8,062,398 B2BISSELL Homecare, Inc. · 2011