C10L 10/00
Use of additives to fuels or fires for particular purposes
Official title: Use of additives to fuels or fires for particular purposes (additives for liquid carbonaceous fuels characterised by their chemical nature C10L1/10; using binders for briquetting solid fuels C10L5/10; using additives to improve the combustion of solid fuels C10L9/10)
C10L10/00 (Use of additives to fuels or fires for particular purposes) appears on 2,805 US grants and 2,523 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C10L- Granted patents
- 2,805
- Published applications
- 2,523
- Assignees
- 878
- Inventors
- 4,452
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 17 | 0 |
| 1977 | 15 | 0 |
| 1978 | 17 | 0 |
| 1979 | 14 | 0 |
| 1980 | 32 | 0 |
| 1981 | 34 | 0 |
| 1982 | 16 | 0 |
| 1983 | 23 | 0 |
| 1984 | 32 | 0 |
| 1985 | 44 | 0 |
| 1986 | 31 | 0 |
| 1987 | 34 | 0 |
| 1988 | 30 | 0 |
| 1989 | 32 | 0 |
| 1990 | 21 | 0 |
| 1991 | 34 | 0 |
| 1992 | 27 | 0 |
| 1993 | 55 | 0 |
| 1994 | 68 | 0 |
| 1995 | 52 | 0 |
| 1996 | 88 | 0 |
| 1997 | 84 | 0 |
| 1998 | 96 | 0 |
| 1999 | 88 | 0 |
| 2000 | 82 | 0 |
| 2001 | 77 | 18 |
| 2002 | 51 | 61 |
| 2003 | 50 | 90 |
| 2004 | 36 | 94 |
| 2005 | 27 | 110 |
| 2006 | 19 | 91 |
| 2007 | 30 | 86 |
| 2008 | 42 | 120 |
| 2009 | 45 | 100 |
| 2010 | 52 | 144 |
| 2011 | 68 | 114 |
| 2012 | 60 | 98 |
| 2013 | 75 | 135 |
| 2014 | 96 | 120 |
| 2015 | 101 | 150 |
| 2016 | 110 | 121 |
| 2017 | 114 | 120 |
| 2018 | 85 | 100 |
| 2019 | 97 | 122 |
| 2020 | 103 | 124 |
| 2021 | 105 | 88 |
| 2022 | 80 | 88 |
| 2023 | 57 | 70 |
| 2024 | 77 | 75 |
| 2025 | 51 | 47 |
| 2026 | 31 | 37 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- C10L 10/04Use of additives to fuels or fires for particular purposes: for minimising999
- C10L 10/02Use of additives to fuels or fires for particular purposes: for reducing829
- C10L 10/08Use of additives to fuels or fires for particular purposes: for improving677
- C10L 10/06Use of additives to fuels or fires for particular purposes: for facilitating404
- C10L 10/14Use of additives to fuels or fires for particular purposes: for improving308
- C10L 10/10Use of additives to fuels or fires for particular purposes: for improving273
- C10L 10/18Use of detergents or dispersants for purposes not provided for in groups245
- C10L 10/12Use of additives to fuels or fires for particular purposes: for improving153
Recent patents
- Nitrates of ethers of glycerol and ethanol as diesel cetane improvers and the production process of the same25 Aug 2026US 12,715,836 B2Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras
- Fuel compositions comprising a fuel oil obtained from the distillation of a pyrolysis oil25 Aug 2026US 12,716,040 B2Innospec Fuel Specialties LLC
- Use and method21 Jul 2026US 12,686,829 B2Innospec Limited
- Biofuel and method of synthesis of the same14 Jul 2026US 12,680,039 B2Colabit Sweden AB
- Multi-functional fuel additive to provide friction reduction and corrosion protection14 Jul 2026US 12,680,041 B2Afton Chemical Corporation
- Fuel additive compositions and methods for controlling deposits24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286239 A1Chevron Oronite Company LLC
- Use and method24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286241 A1Innospec Limited
- Fuel additive composition and related methods17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275213 A1Innovativ Industries LLC
- Fuel compositions comprising an additive, and methods and uses relating thereto17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275214 A1Innosec Limited
- Aqueous dispersions of paraffin inhibitors17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275218 A1BASF SE
Most cited
By later US patents
- Systems and methods for producing fuel compositions189US 8,506,656 B12013
- Method of treating sour gas and liquid hydrocarbon160US 5,674,377 ANalco/Exxon Energy Chemicals, L. P. · 1997
- Method for reducing sox emissions during the combustion of sulfur-containing combustible compositions151US 4,886,519 APetroleum Fermentations N. V. · 1989
- Modified high molecular weight succinimides114US 5,334,321 AChevron Research and Technology Company, a Division of Chevron U.S.A. Inc. · 1994
- Fuel compositions113US 8,987,537 B1Shell Oil Company · 2015