C02F 1/042
Prevention of deposits
Official title: {Prevention of deposits}
C02F1/042 (Prevention of deposits) appears on 155 US grants and 132 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C02F- Granted patents
- 155
- Published applications
- 132
- Assignees
- 93
- Inventors
- 272
- Latest grant
- 10 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 5 |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 5 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 |
| 2014 | 6 | 11 |
| 2015 | 3 | 13 |
| 2016 | 6 | 13 |
| 2017 | 7 | 5 |
| 2018 | 7 | 10 |
| 2019 | 14 | 8 |
| 2020 | 12 | 3 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 |
| 2022 | 5 | 11 |
| 2023 | 4 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Apparatus, system, and method to remove contaminates from a fluid with minimized scaling14 Oct 2025US 12,441,630 B2Katz Water Tech, LLC
- Apparatus, method, and system to remove contaminates from contaminated fluids7 Oct 2025US 12,434,982 B2Katz Water Tech, LLC
- Water vapor distillation apparatus, method and system30 Sep 2025US 12,428,316 B2DEKA Products Limited Partneship
- Mineral crystallizer systems and methods for solids separation17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274711 A1Localized Water Solutions LLC
- Device for distributing mineralized water and associated method11 Jun 2026US 2026/0159429 A177 Vision Way Ltd
- Water treatment and desalination9 Apr 2026US 2026/0097972 A9Sylvan Source, Inc.
- Water vapor distillation apparatus, method and system26 Mar 2026US 2026/0084985 A1DEKA Products Limited Partnership
- Docking station for cleaning robot and cleaning system26 Feb 2026US 2026/0053323 A1TP-Link Systems Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Inhibition of scale deposition from steam generation fluids76US 4,476,930 AUnion Oil Company of California · 1984
- Thermal softening and distillation by regenerative method65US 4,018,656 ABechtel International Corporation · 1977
- Multi-stage flash distillation plant52US 3,966,562 AAgency of Industrial Science and Technology · 1976
- Salt water distillation system49US 7,771,567 B22010
- Vapor compression distillation apparatus and method43US 4,260,461 A1981