B09B 3/40
Involving thermal treatment
Official title: involving thermal treatment, e.g. evaporation (processes using mineral binders involving a melting or softening step B09B3/29; involving radiation B09B3/50)
B09B3/40 (Involving thermal treatment) appears on 606 US grants and 1,015 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B09B- Granted patents
- 606
- Published applications
- 1,015
- Assignees
- 703
- Inventors
- 2,421
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 7 |
| 2003 | 5 | 14 |
| 2004 | 7 | 13 |
| 2005 | 6 | 9 |
| 2006 | 3 | 13 |
| 2007 | 3 | 11 |
| 2008 | 8 | 9 |
| 2009 | 5 | 22 |
| 2010 | 2 | 18 |
| 2011 | 9 | 15 |
| 2012 | 3 | 13 |
| 2013 | 12 | 10 |
| 2014 | 11 | 27 |
| 2015 | 19 | 26 |
| 2016 | 15 | 23 |
| 2017 | 15 | 25 |
| 2018 | 14 | 35 |
| 2019 | 28 | 31 |
| 2020 | 30 | 50 |
| 2021 | 24 | 70 |
| 2022 | 34 | 77 |
| 2023 | 50 | 137 |
| 2024 | 49 | 140 |
| 2025 | 73 | 130 |
| 2026 | 68 | 89 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Process for the treatment of the photopolymer material that constitutes the matrix plates in flexographic printing6 Oct 2026US 12,752,320 B2
- Molding material, molded article, and production method for molding material6 Oct 2026US 12,752,321 B2Glencal Technology Co., Ltd.
- Enhanced dross feedstock29 Sep 2026US 12,747,485 B2Novelis Inc.
- Ore pelletizing compositions, devices, systems, and methods using automotive paint sludge as a binder15 Sep 2026US 12,734,565 B2Colorado School of Mines
- Deployable multi-zone rotary-kiln system and method for recovery of gallium oxide from electronic waste15 Sep 2026US 12,735,769 B1Simple Approach Systems, Inc.
- Oxidized cellulosic materials and method of manufacturing same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308078 A1The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
- Polyethylene terephthalate produced from used tires1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297247 A1
- Method and arrangement for regenerating green sand17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273599 A1Resand Oy
- Method for controlling the properties of biogenic silica through integrated thermal and oxidative processing17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274687 A1Kilt, LLC
- Contaminant immobilisation in asphalt10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264123 A1
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- Water wash/oil wash cyclonic column tank separation system67US 5,090,498 AM-I Drilling Fluids Company · 1992
- Process and apparatus for separating organic contaminants from contaminated inert materials56US 4,977,839 AChemical Waste Management, Inc. · 1990
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