B60T 17/004
Draining and drying devices
Official title: {Draining and drying devices}
B60T17/004 (Draining and drying devices) appears on 341 US grants and 273 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60T- Granted patents
- 341
- Published applications
- 273
- Assignees
- 117
- Inventors
- 447
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 8 |
| 2003 | 7 | 8 |
| 2004 | 10 | 13 |
| 2005 | 6 | 5 |
| 2006 | 8 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 8 |
| 2008 | 2 | 10 |
| 2009 | 7 | 5 |
| 2010 | 10 | 9 |
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| 2017 | 13 | 26 |
| 2018 | 12 | 17 |
| 2019 | 20 | 20 |
| 2020 | 25 | 15 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 |
| 2022 | 9 | 8 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 10 |
| 2025 | 8 | 13 |
| 2026 | 8 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method of operating a compressed air system, computer program, computer-readable medium, control arrangement, compressed air system, and vehicle25 Aug 2026US 12,715,414 B2Scania CV AB
- Air dryer device and air treatment device4 Aug 2026US 12,697,577 B2KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
- Air supply unit16 Jun 2026US 12,654,668 B2Kh Automotive Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Brake signal transmitter, braking system, and vehicle21 Apr 2026US 12,606,143 B2ZF CV Systems Global GmbH
- Sealing interface, air dryer cartridge and air treatment device14 Apr 2026US 12,599,865 B2KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
- Air drying assembly, air processing unit, pneumatic arrangement, braking arrangement and commercial vehicle1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296392 A1ZF CV Systems Global GmbH
- Pneumatic system with valve for closed-loop control17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274228 A1Volvo Truck Corporation
- Twin chamber air dryer for a pneumatic system of a commercial vehicle13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235145 A1Zf Cv Systems Europe BV
- Exhaust device and silencer system18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167168 A1Zf Cv Systems Europe BV
- Vehicular air dryer, pneumatic vehicle system, vehicle and method of controlling a pneumatic vehicle system21 May 2026US 2026/0138082 A1Zf Cv Systems Europe BV
Most cited
By later US patents
- Device for cleaning and drying compressed gas84US 5,427,609 AHorton Industries, Inc. · 1995
- Mechanism for cleaning and drying compressed gases68US 4,487,617 AThe Bendix Corporation · 1984
- Air dryer for compressed air system having a serviceable oil filter62US 5,286,283 AAlliedSignal Inc. · 1994
- Air dryer apparatus for use with pneumatic operative device60US 4,764,189 AJidosha Kiki Co., Ltd. · 1988
- Compressed-air dryer58US 5,002,593 ANippon Air Brake Co., Ltd. · 1991