C01B 2203/16
Controlling the process
C01B2203/16 (Controlling the process) appears on 1,115 US grants and 1,466 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C01B- Granted patents
- 1,115
- Published applications
- 1,466
- Assignees
- 532
- Inventors
- 2,869
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2023 | 53 | 68 |
| 2024 | 52 | 89 |
| 2025 | 52 | 71 |
| 2026 | 34 | 53 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- C01B 2203/1614Controlling the temperatureIndexing code518
- C01B 2203/1604Starting up the processIndexing code416
- C01B 2203/169Controlling the feedIndexing code374
- C01B 2203/1628Controlling the pressureIndexing code191
- C01B 2203/1642Controlling the productIndexing code185
- C01B 2203/1695Adjusting the feed of the combustionIndexing code150
- C01B 2203/1685Control based on demand of downstream processIndexing code125
- C01B 2203/1609Shutting down the processIndexing code108
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Steam reformer with internal hydrogen purification533US 5,861,137 A1999
- Method for simultaneous recovery of hydrogen from water and from hydrocarbons351US 5,525,322 AThe Regents of the University of California · 1996
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- Steam reformer with internal hydrogen purification269US 5,997,594 ANorthwest Power Systems, LLC · 1999
- Hydrogen producing fuel processing system236US 6,221,117 B1IdaTech, LLC · 2001