C02F 1/041
By means of vapour compression
Official title: {by means of vapour compression}
C02F1/041 (By means of vapour compression) appears on 263 US grants and 346 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C02F- Granted patents
- 263
- Published applications
- 346
- Assignees
- 163
- Inventors
- 473
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 5 |
| 2005 | 1 | 6 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 6 |
| 2008 | 7 | 12 |
| 2009 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010 | 6 | 14 |
| 2011 | 4 | 8 |
| 2012 | 6 | 12 |
| 2013 | 15 | 11 |
| 2014 | 7 | 16 |
| 2015 | 9 | 21 |
| 2016 | 10 | 22 |
| 2017 | 9 | 19 |
| 2018 | 21 | 18 |
| 2019 | 27 | 32 |
| 2020 | 34 | 25 |
| 2021 | 20 | 29 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 |
| 2023 | 21 | 13 |
| 2024 | 14 | 23 |
| 2025 | 17 | 11 |
| 2026 | 7 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Distillation using mechanical advantage and a single fluid15 Sep 2026US 12,735,332 B1
- Distillation system14 Jul 2026US 12,678,709 B2Evcom GmbH
- Heat exchanger, method of operating a heat exchanger and process water distillation system30 Jun 2026US 12,668,508 B2KMU LOFT Cleanwater SE
- Process water distillation plant and method for operating a process water distillation plant28 Apr 2026US 12,611,614 B2KMU LOFT Cleanwater SE
- Process water distillation plant and method for operating a process water distillation plant21 Apr 2026US 12,605,647 B2KMU LOFT Cleanwater SE
- Wave Energy Systems3 Sep 2026US 2026/0262141 A1Foret Plasma Labs, LLC
- Heat integrated process and system for organic solvent production using vapor recompression20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241306 A1Whitefox Technologies Limited
- Hybrid process and system for recovering water9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192255 A1Sunvapor, Inc.
- Atmospheric autonomous installation for producing hydrogen28 May 2026US 2026/0146342 A1
- Gravitational vapour compressor device7 May 2026US 2026/0125285 A1Wga Water Global Access S.L.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Water treatment method for heavy oil production150US 6,733,636 B1Ionics, Incorporated · 2004
- Process for desalination of saline water, especially water, having increased product yield and quality85US 6,508,936 B1Saline Water Conversion Corporation · 2003
- Water treatment method for heavy oil production using calcium sulfate seed slurry evaporation76US 7,438,129 B2GE Ionics, Inc. · 2008
- Water treatment method for heavy oil production69US 7,150,320 B2GE Ionics, Inc. · 2006
- Apparatus for vapor compression distillation68US 5,772,850 A1998