B60H 1/3204
Using compression
Official title: {using compression (B60H1/3233 takes precedence)}
B60H1/3204 (Using compression) appears on 3,553 US grants and 3,933 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60H- Granted patents
- 3,553
- Published applications
- 3,933
- Assignees
- 741
- Inventors
- 6,266
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 15 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 23 | 0 |
| 1983 | 15 | 0 |
| 1984 | 27 | 0 |
| 1985 | 23 | 0 |
| 1986 | 17 | 0 |
| 1987 | 23 | 0 |
| 1988 | 21 | 0 |
| 1989 | 34 | 0 |
| 1990 | 41 | 0 |
| 1991 | 40 | 0 |
| 1992 | 42 | 0 |
| 1993 | 65 | 0 |
| 1994 | 46 | 0 |
| 1995 | 38 | 0 |
| 1996 | 54 | 0 |
| 1997 | 54 | 0 |
| 1998 | 40 | 0 |
| 1999 | 51 | 0 |
| 2000 | 59 | 0 |
| 2001 | 78 | 33 |
| 2002 | 85 | 75 |
| 2003 | 73 | 101 |
| 2004 | 108 | 112 |
| 2005 | 66 | 80 |
| 2006 | 60 | 82 |
| 2007 | 48 | 76 |
| 2008 | 36 | 63 |
| 2009 | 23 | 80 |
| 2010 | 39 | 76 |
| 2011 | 51 | 65 |
| 2012 | 27 | 86 |
| 2013 | 44 | 90 |
| 2014 | 43 | 78 |
| 2015 | 48 | 129 |
| 2016 | 72 | 129 |
| 2017 | 113 | 175 |
| 2018 | 106 | 196 |
| 2019 | 164 | 267 |
| 2020 | 211 | 253 |
| 2021 | 192 | 293 |
| 2022 | 220 | 243 |
| 2023 | 214 | 309 |
| 2024 | 225 | 302 |
| 2025 | 265 | 270 |
| 2026 | 161 | 270 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B60H 1/3205Control means therefor1,435
- B60H 1/3228Characterised by refrigerant circuit configurations708
- B60H 1/3232Particularly adapted for load transporting vehicles434
- B60H 1/323Characterised by comprising auxiliary or multiple systems402
- B60H 1/3227Characterised by the arrangement or the type of heat exchanger401
- B60H 1/3222Characterised by the compressor driving arrangements362
- B60H 1/3229Characterised by constructional features302
- B60H 1/3225Characterised by safety arrangements207
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By later US patents
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