B09B 2101/02
Gases or liquids enclosed in discarded articles
Official title: Gases or liquids enclosed in discarded articles, e.g. aerosol cans or cooling systems of refrigerators
B09B2101/02 (Gases or liquids enclosed in discarded articles) appears on 214 US grants and 68 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B09B- Granted patents
- 214
- Published applications
- 68
- Assignees
- 100
- Inventors
- 313
- Latest grant
- 4 Nov 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | 17 | 0 |
| 1994 | 26 | 0 |
| 1995 | 18 | 0 |
| 1996 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 18 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 3 |
| 2002 | 6 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | 6 | 5 |
| 2005 | 3 | 5 |
| 2006 | 2 | 5 |
| 2007 | 4 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Processing a used container4 Nov 2025US 12,459,687 B2Industrial Container Services, LLC
- Methods and apparatus for reclaiming oil from vaporizer cartridges and filling vaporizer cartridges28 Oct 2025US 12,454,377 B2VPR Brands, LP
- Method for recovering and separating unsaturated fluorinated hydrocarbons29 Jul 2025US 12,370,585 B2Arkema France
- Methods and apparatus for reclaiming oil from vaporizer cartridges and filling vaporizer cartridges25 Jun 2024US 12,017,262 B2VPR Brands, LP
- Methods for recycling and upcycling consumer electronics with plastics and integrated batteries18 Jun 2024US 12,014,336 B2
- Processing a used container15 Jan 2026US 2026/0015117 A1Industrial Container Services, LLC
- Method and system for recycling the contents of aerosol cans26 Jun 2025US 2025/0205761 A1Despray Holding B.V.
- Methods for recycling and upcycling consumer electronics with plastics and integrated batteries15 May 2025US 2025/0156821 A1SkyX IP Holdings I LLC
- Methods for recycling and upcycling consumer electronics with plastics and integrated batteries24 Apr 2025US 2025/0131393 A1Loft Labs, LLC
- A mechanical capsule separating system for commercial use27 Mar 2025US 2025/0100031 A1White Star S.R.L.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Cylinder rupture vessel58US 4,690,180 AIntegrated Environmental Services · 1987
- Method and apparatus for safely destroying aerosol containers57US 4,349,054 APlough, Inc. · 1982
- Apparatus for removing contents of damaged aerosol containers51US 4,407,341 AColgate-Palmolive Company · 1983
- Aerosol can evacuator and compactor49US 4,459,906 AAmerican Home Products Corporation · 1984
- Aerosol can emptying device48US 5,114,043 A1992