C10L 2290/00
Fuel preparation or upgrading, processes or apparatus therefore, comprising specific process steps
Official title: Fuel preparation or upgrading, processes or apparatus therefore, comprising specific process steps or apparatus units
C10L2290/00 (Fuel preparation or upgrading, processes or apparatus therefore, comprising specific process steps) appears on 2,721 US grants and 3,903 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C10L- Granted patents
- 2,721
- Published applications
- 3,903
- Assignees
- 1,366
- Inventors
- 6,142
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 | 9 |
| 2009 | 4 | 15 |
| 2010 | 2 | 39 |
| 2011 | 15 | 58 |
| 2012 | 19 | 67 |
| 2013 | 50 | 126 |
| 2014 | 66 | 174 |
| 2015 | 128 | 423 |
| 2016 | 186 | 449 |
| 2017 | 264 | 352 |
| 2018 | 278 | 308 |
| 2019 | 281 | 277 |
| 2020 | 251 | 260 |
| 2021 | 227 | 277 |
| 2022 | 229 | 292 |
| 2023 | 187 | 244 |
| 2024 | 221 | 227 |
| 2025 | 181 | 193 |
| 2026 | 110 | 98 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- C10L 2290/54Specific separation steps for separating fractions, components or impurities during preparation orIndexing code1,481
- C10L 2290/06Heat exchange, direct or indirectIndexing code690
- C10L 2290/24Mixing, stirring of fuel componentsIndexing code587
- C10L 2290/08Drying or removing waterIndexing code461
- C10L 2290/02Combustion or pyrolysisIndexing code386
- C10L 2290/14InjectionIndexing code328
- C10L 2290/28Cutting, disintegrating, shredding or grindingIndexing code306
- C10L 2290/26Composting, fermenting or anaerobic digestion fuel components or materials from which fuelsIndexing code286
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- C10L 2290/10Recycling of a stream within the process or apparatus to reuse elsewhereIndexing code268
- C10L 2290/30Pressing, compressing or compactingIndexing code263
- C10L 2290/58Control or regulation of the fuel preparation of upgrading processIndexing code254
- C10L 2290/60Measuring or analysing fractions, components or impurities or process conditions during preparationIndexing code239
- C10L 2290/46Compressors or pumpsIndexing code200
- C10L 2290/12Regeneration of a solvent, catalyst, adsorbent or any other component used toIndexing code156
- C10L 2290/42Fischer-tropsch stepsIndexing code145
- C10L 2290/04GasificationIndexing code133
- C10L 2290/56Specific details of the apparatus for preparation or upgrading of a fuelIndexing code128
- C10L 2290/36Applying radiation such as microwave, ir, uvIndexing code113
- C10L 2290/48ExpandersIndexing code108
- C10L 2290/50Screws or pistons for moving along solidsIndexing code99
- C10L 2290/38Applying an electric field or inclusion of electrodes in the apparatusIndexing code98
- C10L 2290/52HoppersIndexing code84
- C10L 2290/34Applying ultrasonic energyIndexing code60
- C10L 2290/18Spraying or sprinklingIndexing code47
- C10L 2290/32Molding or mouldsIndexing code40
- C10L 2290/20Coating of a fuel as a whole or of a fuel componentIndexing code35
- C10L 2290/22Impregnation or immersion of a fuel component or a fuel as aIndexing code34
- C10L 2290/40Applying a magnetic field or inclusion of magnets in the apparatusIndexing code24
- C10L 2290/44Deacidification stepIndexing code15
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