C01B 2203/1609
Shutting down the process
C01B2203/1609 (Shutting down the process) appears on 108 US grants and 120 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C01B- Granted patents
- 108
- Published applications
- 120
- Assignees
- 55
- Inventors
- 302
- Latest grant
- 10 Mar 2026
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| 2002 | 3 | 7 |
| 2003 | 3 | 10 |
| 2004 | 8 | 7 |
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| 2011 | 3 | 8 |
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| 2022 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method and apparatus for starting up an apparatus for steam reforming10 Mar 2026US 12,570,527 B2thyssenkrupp AG
- Operation method for hydrogen production device, and hydrogen production device17 Jun 2025US 12,330,941 B2Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.
- Operation method for hydrogen production apparatus and control device for hydrogen production apparatus19 Nov 2024US 12,148,961 B2Eneos Corporation
- Apparatus and method for automatable start-up of a steam reformer arrangement into a normal operating state, and use and open-loop control/closed-loop control device and computer program product12 Nov 2024US 12,138,611 B2thyssenkrupp AG
- Operation method for hydrogen production apparatus and control device for hydrogen production apparatus27 Feb 2024US 11,916,266 B2Eneos Corporation
- Method for operating lock hopper and solid movement device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284620 A1Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
- Industrial, commercial and residential hydrogen gas production, storage and conversion system18 Jul 2024US 2024/0239651 A1
- Operation method for hydrogen production apparatus and control device for hydrogen production apparatus28 Mar 2024US 2024/0105970 A1Eneos Corporation
- Method and apparatus for starting up an apparatus for steam reforming9 Feb 2023US 2023/0044089 A1thyssenkrupp AG
- Method for pyrolytic decomposition of gaseous hydrocarbons and apparatus for performing the same15 Dec 2022US 2022/0396479 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Integrated hydrocarbon reforming system and controls150US 6,641,625 B1Nuvera Fuel Cells, LLC · 2003
- Method of starting fuel cell power generation system91US 4,820,594 AHitachi, Ltd. · 1989
- System for hydrogen generation through steam reforming of hydrocarbons and integrated chemical reactor for hydrogen production from hydrocarbons72US 6,497,856 B1H2Gen Innovations, Inc. · 2002
- Start up system for hydrogen generator used with an internal combustion engine63US 4,033,133 ACalifornia Institute of Technology · 1977
- Methods and systems for heat transfer by unmixed combustion62US 5,827,496 AEnergy and Environmental Research Corporation · 1998