C21B 2100/00
Handling of exhaust gases produced during the manufacture of iron or steel
C21B2100/00 (Handling of exhaust gases produced during the manufacture of iron or steel) appears on 622 US grants and 445 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C21B- Granted patents
- 622
- Published applications
- 445
- Assignees
- 291
- Inventors
- 1,207
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | 24 | 0 |
| 1978 | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | 19 | 0 |
| 1981 | 17 | 0 |
| 1982 | 19 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 16 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 20 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 31 | 4 |
| 2002 | 13 | 9 |
| 2003 | 10 | 6 |
| 2004 | 4 | 7 |
| 2005 | 3 | 6 |
| 2006 | 2 | 10 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 |
| 2008 | 3 | 7 |
| 2009 | 5 | 18 |
| 2010 | 5 | 17 |
| 2011 | 11 | 19 |
| 2012 | 16 | 27 |
| 2013 | 17 | 13 |
| 2014 | 15 | 26 |
| 2015 | 22 | 18 |
| 2016 | 15 | 28 |
| 2017 | 15 | 12 |
| 2018 | 16 | 13 |
| 2019 | 14 | 5 |
| 2020 | 16 | 10 |
| 2021 | 6 | 14 |
| 2022 | 6 | 21 |
| 2023 | 7 | 31 |
| 2024 | 11 | 47 |
| 2025 | 18 | 38 |
| 2026 | 13 | 34 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- C21B 2100/60Process control or energy utilisation in the manufacture of iron or steelIndexing code425
- C21B 2100/40Gas purification of exhaust gases to be recirculated or used in otherIndexing code361
- C21B 2100/20Increasing the gas reduction potential of recycled exhaust gasesIndexing code331
- C21B 2100/80Interaction of exhaust gases produced during the manufacture of iron or steelIndexing code12
Recent patents
- Method for manufacturing direct reduced iron and DRI manufacturing equipment6 Oct 2026US 12,753,452 B2ArcelorMittal
- Process for the production of carburized sponge iron28 Jul 2026US 12,692,563 B2HYBRIT Development AB
- Method of removing volatile constituents from an industrial dust, and valuable material-containing product12 May 2026US 12,624,417 B2MontanuniversitäT Leoben
- Steel making plant with electric arc furnace21 Apr 2026US 12,607,409 B2SMS group GmbH
- Coupling system of copper slag recycling and CO2 mineralization based on industrial solid waste14 Apr 2026US 12,601,021 B2Greenore Holding Co.
- Method of producing reduced iron8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308705 A1Jfe Steel Corporation
- Cold water, wide range wet venturi scrubber for a direct reduction plant1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297696 A1Midrex Technologies, Inc.
- Systems and methods for direct reduction of iron ore24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287255 A1Uchicago Argonne, LLC
- Ironmaking method and associated plant17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275433 A1
- Plant and mehtod for the production of direct reduced iron10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265847 A1Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche SpA
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and system for energy-optimized and CO2 emission-optimized iron production101US 8,419,825 B2Siemens Vai Metals Technologies GmbH · 2013
- Process for production of elemental iron82US 7,931,731 B2Shell Oil Company · 2011
- Production of carbon monoxide by the gasification of carbonaceous materials78US 4,265,868 AKoppers Company, Inc. · 1981
- Slagging coal combustor for cementitious slag production, metal oxide reduction, shale gas and oil recovery, enviromental remediation, emission control and CO2 sequestration77US 8,337,613 B22012
- Blast furnace iron production with integrated power generation70US 8,133,298 B2Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. · 2012