C10L 9/083
Torrefaction
Official title: {Torrefaction}
C10L9/083 (Torrefaction) appears on 190 US grants and 302 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C10L- Granted patents
- 190
- Published applications
- 302
- Assignees
- 178
- Inventors
- 516
- Latest grant
- 21 Apr 2026
Filings by year
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 8 |
| 2010 | 0 | 15 |
| 2011 | 3 | 25 |
| 2012 | 15 | 40 |
| 2013 | 12 | 31 |
| 2014 | 5 | 29 |
| 2015 | 27 | 23 |
| 2016 | 17 | 28 |
| 2017 | 18 | 13 |
| 2018 | 18 | 12 |
| 2019 | 13 | 4 |
| 2020 | 8 | 5 |
| 2021 | 8 | 15 |
| 2022 | 9 | 16 |
| 2023 | 7 | 11 |
| 2024 | 11 | 12 |
| 2025 | 7 | 4 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Torrefaction reactor and process21 Apr 2026US 12,606,761 B2Torrgreen Technology B.V.
- Torrefaction unit and method7 Apr 2026US 12,595,420 B2Rwe Generation Nl B.V.
- Method for producing combustible pellets by improved steam cracking using heterogeneous biomass20 Jan 2026US 12,529,002 B2Europeenne De Biomasse
- Carbon capture system21 Oct 2025US 12,448,572 B2Plastics Decoded LLC
- Mobile biomass thermochemical energy conversion unit and related methods16 Sep 2025US 12,415,957 B2Locoal Charcoal Company
- Device for the treatment of a solid feedstock, comprising recycling of the solid feedstock1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297446 A1Avril
- Systems and methods for processing biomass18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167868 A1CHAR Technologies Research Inc.
- Method of biochar formation and machine for conversion of biomass to biochar11 Jun 2026US 2026/0159398 A1Rda Technologies Limited
- Methods of forming a biomass feedstock and related biomass particles and systems23 Apr 2026US 2026/0109909 A1Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC
- Mobile biomass thermochemical energy conversion unit and related methods18 Dec 2025US 2025/0382523 A1Locoal Charcoal Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Process for converting ligneous matter of vegetable origin by torrefaction, and product obtained thereby109US 4,553,978 AAssociation Pour La Recherche Et Le Developpement Des Methodes Et Processus Industriels · 1985
- Method and apparatus for biomass torrefaction, manufacturing a storable fuel from biomass and producing offsets for the combustion products of fossil fuels and a combustible article of manufacture79US 7,942,942 B22011
- Process and device for treating biomass71US 8,105,400 B2Stichting Energieonderzoek Centrum Nederland · 2012
- Method and system for the torrefaction of lignocellulosic material67US 8,449,724 B2Andritz Technology and Asset Management GmbH · 2013
- Method for conversion of biomass to biofuel65US 8,669,404 B2Renewable Fuel Technologies, Inc. · 2014