C10L 3/08
Production of synthetic natural gas
C10L3/08 (Production of synthetic natural gas) appears on 385 US grants and 551 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C10L- Granted patents
- 385
- Published applications
- 551
- Assignees
- 336
- Inventors
- 1,130
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 6 |
| 2007 | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 | 3 | 11 |
| 2009 | 2 | 26 |
| 2010 | 7 | 36 |
| 2011 | 4 | 32 |
| 2012 | 14 | 31 |
| 2013 | 28 | 34 |
| 2014 | 34 | 36 |
| 2015 | 33 | 34 |
| 2016 | 25 | 45 |
| 2017 | 30 | 20 |
| 2018 | 29 | 22 |
| 2019 | 19 | 26 |
| 2020 | 25 | 21 |
| 2021 | 17 | 28 |
| 2022 | 16 | 23 |
| 2023 | 18 | 29 |
| 2024 | 13 | 25 |
| 2025 | 16 | 37 |
| 2026 | 6 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Autonomous modular flare gas conversion systems and methods6 Oct 2026US 12,753,138 B2M2X Energy Inc.
- Sulfur tolerant catalyst, catalyst systems, and methods of catalytic hydrothermal gasification21 Jul 2026US 12,685,999 B2Battelle Memorial Institute
- Methanation reactor and method2 Jun 2026US 12,643,081 B2Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne (Epfl)
- Recycling carbon in blast furnace gas emissions7 Apr 2026US 12,595,966 B1Schlumberger Technology Corporation
- Treatment apparatus and treatment method for raw material24 Feb 2026US 12,559,444 B2Ebara Environmental Plant Co., Ltd.
- Autonomous Modular Flare Gas Conversion Systems and Methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308093 A1M2X Energy Inc.
- Co2 and h2o co-electrolyser system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308775 A1Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne (Epfl)
- Production of renewable fuel from nutrient-laden waste by a reduced-carbon process1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297429 A1Kore Infrastructure
- Processes for blending two or more streams of liquified hydrocarbons20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242682 A1Shell USA, Inc.
- Method and system for converting a carbonaceous feedstock into h2 and solid carbon6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225971 A1Base SE
Most cited
By later US patents
- Process for preparing methane rich gases294US 4,130,575 AHaldor Topsoe A/S · 1978
- Production of substitute natural gas289US 4,133,825 ABritish Gas Corporation · 1979
- Hydropyrolysis process133US 4,597,776 ARockwell International Corporation · 1986
- Insulated conductor temperature limited heater for subsurface heating coupled in a three-phase WYE configuration130US 7,831,133 B2Shell Oil Company · 2010
- Method for utilizing gas reserves with low methane concentrations and high inert gas concentrations for fueling gas turbines129US 6,298,652 B1Exxon Mobil Chemical Patents Inc. · 2001