C01B 2203/062
Hydrocarbon production
Official title: Hydrocarbon production, e.g. Fischer-Tropsch process
C01B2203/062 (Hydrocarbon production) appears on 743 US grants and 1,045 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C01B- Granted patents
- 743
- Published applications
- 1,045
- Assignees
- 368
- Inventors
- 1,661
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 3 |
| 2002 | 7 | 13 |
| 2003 | 9 | 19 |
| 2004 | 20 | 35 |
| 2005 | 11 | 23 |
| 2006 | 22 | 13 |
| 2007 | 10 | 28 |
| 2008 | 12 | 36 |
| 2009 | 11 | 31 |
| 2010 | 17 | 36 |
| 2011 | 23 | 38 |
| 2012 | 23 | 43 |
| 2013 | 34 | 43 |
| 2014 | 30 | 75 |
| 2015 | 60 | 76 |
| 2016 | 59 | 63 |
| 2017 | 53 | 54 |
| 2018 | 50 | 46 |
| 2019 | 35 | 39 |
| 2020 | 34 | 13 |
| 2021 | 21 | 31 |
| 2022 | 23 | 59 |
| 2023 | 45 | 79 |
| 2024 | 38 | 54 |
| 2025 | 30 | 55 |
| 2026 | 23 | 40 |
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.
- Liquefaction process6 Oct 2026US 12,753,353 B1
- Circular carbon process29 Sep 2026US 12,747,159 B2BASF SE
- Hydrocarbon production apparatus and hydrocarbon production method21 Jul 2026US 12,686,823 B2Eneos Corporation
- Process for the integrated production of H2 and aviation kerosene from a renewable raw material21 Jul 2026US 12,686,828 B2Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras
- Combined hydrogen production and sustainable fuels production8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307986 A1Lummus Technology Inc.
- Autonomous Modular Flare Gas Conversion Systems and Methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308093 A1M2X Energy Inc.
- Enhanced gasification system and method17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274661 A1Aether Fuels Pte. Ltd.
- Plant and process for producing renewable hydrocarbons with reduced co2-footprint and improved hydrogen integration17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275208 A1Topsoe A/S
- Anaerobic digester-based system for rng and hydrogen productions3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257912 A1University of Southern California
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for the production of hydrogen-containing gaseous mixtures233US 6,685,754 B2Alchemix Corporation · 2004
- Staged combustion of a low heating value fuel gas for driving a gas turbine166US 6,201,029 B1Marathon Oil Company · 2001
- Reactor-membrane permeator process for hydrocarbon reforming and water gas-shift reactions135US 6,090,312 A2000
- Utilization of synthesis gas produced by mixed conducting membranes127US 6,110,979 AAir Products and Chemicals, Inc. · 2000
- Plant and a method for increased oil recovery126US 7,481,275 B2Statoil ASA · 2009