C04B 20/00
Use of materials as fillers for mortars, concrete or artificial stone according
Official title: Use of materials as fillers for mortars, concrete or artificial stone according to more than one of groups C04B14/00 - C04B18/00 and characterised by shape or grain distribution; Treatment of materials according to more than one of the groups C04B14/00 - C04B18/00 specially adapted to enhance their filling properties in mortars, concrete or artificial stone; Expanding or defibrillating materials
C04B20/00 (Use of materials as fillers for mortars, concrete or artificial stone according) appears on 1,873 US grants and 2,040 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C04B- Granted patents
- 1,873
- Published applications
- 2,040
- Assignees
- 1,262
- Inventors
- 5,070
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 20 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | 17 | 0 |
| 1980 | 25 | 0 |
| 1981 | 34 | 0 |
| 1982 | 28 | 0 |
| 1983 | 30 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 28 | 0 |
| 1986 | 23 | 0 |
| 1987 | 19 | 0 |
| 1988 | 21 | 0 |
| 1989 | 18 | 0 |
| 1990 | 26 | 0 |
| 1991 | 18 | 0 |
| 1992 | 19 | 0 |
| 1993 | 18 | 0 |
| 1994 | 20 | 0 |
| 1995 | 20 | 0 |
| 1996 | 24 | 0 |
| 1997 | 38 | 0 |
| 1998 | 51 | 0 |
| 1999 | 28 | 0 |
| 2000 | 23 | 0 |
| 2001 | 19 | 5 |
| 2002 | 20 | 33 |
| 2003 | 28 | 40 |
| 2004 | 32 | 57 |
| 2005 | 28 | 45 |
| 2006 | 19 | 40 |
| 2007 | 24 | 47 |
| 2008 | 23 | 46 |
| 2009 | 29 | 55 |
| 2010 | 37 | 58 |
| 2011 | 31 | 73 |
| 2012 | 36 | 65 |
| 2013 | 47 | 66 |
| 2014 | 56 | 70 |
| 2015 | 59 | 65 |
| 2016 | 52 | 77 |
| 2017 | 53 | 92 |
| 2018 | 52 | 94 |
| 2019 | 81 | 97 |
| 2020 | 74 | 127 |
| 2021 | 73 | 104 |
| 2022 | 71 | 122 |
| 2023 | 89 | 139 |
| 2024 | 84 | 173 |
| 2025 | 91 | 133 |
| 2026 | 79 | 117 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- C04B 20/10Coating or impregnating1,006
- C04B 20/02Treatment454
- C04B 20/0048Fibrous materials282
- C04B 20/0016Granular materials170
- C04B 20/0076Use of materials as fillers for mortars, concrete or artificial stone according148
- C04B 20/0004Microcomposites or nanocomposites28
- C04B 20/0008Materials specified by a shape not covered by c04b20/0016 - c04b20/005625
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By later US patents
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- Atomic layer controlled deposition on particle surfaces225US 6,613,383 B1The Regents of the University of Colorado · 2003
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- Cementing slurry and method of designing a formulation184US 6,153,562 ASchlumberger Technology Corporation · 2000
- Nano-dispersed powders and methods for their manufacture178US 6,652,967 B2NanoProducts Corporation · 2003