C01B 2203/061
Methanol production
C01B2203/061 (Methanol production) appears on 507 US grants and 722 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C01B- Granted patents
- 507
- Published applications
- 722
- Assignees
- 264
- Inventors
- 1,157
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 2 |
| 2002 | 5 | 8 |
| 2003 | 9 | 13 |
| 2004 | 14 | 13 |
| 2005 | 5 | 7 |
| 2006 | 7 | 6 |
| 2007 | 6 | 15 |
| 2008 | 3 | 10 |
| 2009 | 6 | 21 |
| 2010 | 10 | 34 |
| 2011 | 9 | 25 |
| 2012 | 15 | 18 |
| 2013 | 22 | 31 |
| 2014 | 24 | 59 |
| 2015 | 35 | 33 |
| 2016 | 39 | 38 |
| 2017 | 35 | 40 |
| 2018 | 26 | 34 |
| 2019 | 28 | 28 |
| 2020 | 20 | 27 |
| 2021 | 27 | 36 |
| 2022 | 16 | 64 |
| 2023 | 30 | 42 |
| 2024 | 25 | 43 |
| 2025 | 31 | 46 |
| 2026 | 16 | 29 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Autonomous modular flare gas conversion systems and methods6 Oct 2026US 12,753,138 B2M2X Energy Inc.
- Converting natural gas to dimethyl ether8 Sep 2026US 12,729,174 B2Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Green methanol production25 Aug 2026US 12,715,827 B2ZoneFlow Reactor Technologies, LLC
- Use of renewable energy in methanol synthesis14 Jul 2026US 12,678,760 B2Sabic Global Technologies B.V.
- Processes and systems for converting a hydrocarbon-containing feed7 Jul 2026US 12,674,106 B2ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
- Autonomous Modular Flare Gas Conversion Systems and Methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308093 A1M2X Energy Inc.
- Process for the production of caboxylic acids and carbonyl compounds by utilizing carbon dioxide-rich feedstock1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297010 A1
- Methanol Production System that Reuses Unreacted Gas for Efficient Methanol Production10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264037 A1Doosan Enerbility Co., Ltd.
- Methanol production system that efficiently recycles unreacted gas through intermediate cooling discharge function and hydrogen recovery10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265166 A1Doosan Enerbility Co., Ltd.
- Production and/or regasification of bio-lng20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242672 A1Iogen Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methanol from coal and natural gas294US 4,407,973 AThe M. W. Kellogg Company · 1983
- Catalytic ceramic membrane steam-hydrocarbon reformer269US 5,229,102 AMedalert Corporation · 1993
- Methanol plant retrofit for acetic acid manufacture208US 6,232,352 B1Acetex limited · 2001
- Reactor-membrane permeator process for hydrocarbon reforming and water gas-shift reactions135US 6,090,312 A2000
- Catalytic ceramic membrane steam/hydrocarbon reformer128US 4,981,676 A1991