C01B 2203/063
Refinery processes
C01B2203/063 (Refinery processes) appears on 166 US grants and 223 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C01B- Granted patents
- 166
- Published applications
- 223
- Assignees
- 117
- Inventors
- 556
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 9 |
| 2004 | 6 | 8 |
| 2005 | 5 | 2 |
| 2006 | 4 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 5 |
| 2009 | 5 | 4 |
| 2010 | 4 | 9 |
| 2011 | 3 | 9 |
| 2012 | 4 | 7 |
| 2013 | 3 | 9 |
| 2014 | 4 | 7 |
| 2015 | 10 | 12 |
| 2016 | 7 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 | 10 |
| 2018 | 3 | 7 |
| 2019 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020 | 10 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6 | 7 |
| 2022 | 2 | 14 |
| 2023 | 12 | 27 |
| 2024 | 12 | 24 |
| 2025 | 15 | 17 |
| 2026 | 13 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Liquefaction process6 Oct 2026US 12,753,353 B1
- Converting natural gas to dimethyl ether8 Sep 2026US 12,729,174 B2Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Hydrocarbon production apparatus and hydrocarbon production method21 Jul 2026US 12,686,823 B2Eneos Corporation
- Methods of processing, transporting, or both, of hydrogen21 Jul 2026US 12,686,827 B2Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- 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
- Use of a fuel cell to decarbonize a hydrocarbon cracking system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0279863 A1Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
- Method for controlling a heat-consuming hydrocarbon conversion process13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233185 A1Base SE
- Oxidative dehydrogenation with wastewater-derived oxygen23 Jul 2026US 2026/0209147 A1NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.
- Process and plant for producing hydrocarbons from liquid oils16 Jul 2026US 2026/0201255 A1Topsoe A/S
- Systems and methods of oil sweetening and hydrogen production9 Jul 2026US 2026/0193548 A1Saudi Arabian Oil Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Integrated flameless distributed combustion/steam reforming membrane reactor for hydrogen production and use thereof in zero emissions hybrid power system186US 6,821,501 B2Shell Oil Company · 2004
- Chemical reactor and method for gas phase reactant catalytic reactions131US 6,488,838 B1Battelle Memorial Institute · 2002
- In situ hydrogenation of hydrocarbons in underground formations100US 3,982,592 AWorld Energy Systems Incorporated · 1976
- Catalytic partial oxidation using staged oxygen addition98US 6,726,850 B12004
- Method of producing hydrogen from heavy crude oil using solvent deasphalting and partial oxidation methods92US 5,958,365 AAtlantic Richfield Company · 1999