C22B 26/10
Obtaining alkali metals
C22B26/10 (Obtaining alkali metals) appears on 647 US grants and 1,238 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C22B- Granted patents
- 647
- Published applications
- 1,238
- Assignees
- 609
- Inventors
- 2,492
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 6 |
| 2003 | 6 | 5 |
| 2004 | 3 | 6 |
| 2005 | 5 | 6 |
| 2006 | 2 | 11 |
| 2007 | 2 | 6 |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 |
| 2009 | 7 | 4 |
| 2010 | 6 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4 | 12 |
| 2012 | 3 | 11 |
| 2013 | 7 | 28 |
| 2014 | 16 | 26 |
| 2015 | 26 | 29 |
| 2016 | 14 | 20 |
| 2017 | 25 | 20 |
| 2018 | 22 | 23 |
| 2019 | 28 | 40 |
| 2020 | 27 | 49 |
| 2021 | 27 | 56 |
| 2022 | 31 | 96 |
| 2023 | 34 | 152 |
| 2024 | 76 | 215 |
| 2025 | 110 | 225 |
| 2026 | 75 | 183 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Getter cartridge for substantially continuous operation of green mineral-refining reactors29 Sep 2026US 12,747,486 B2Lyten, Inc.
- Method for reusing active material by using positive electrode scrap29 Sep 2026US 12,749,729 B2LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
- Method for separating nickel from lithium, and application thereof22 Sep 2026US 12,742,225 B2Suzhou Botree Cycling Sci & Tech Co., Ltd
- Method for recovering lithium and method for processing lithium ion secondary battery22 Sep 2026US 12,744,261 B2Dowa Eco-System Co., Ltd.
- Method for recovering active metals from lithium secondary battery22 Sep 2026US 12,744,262 B2SK Innovation Co., Ltd.
- Dynamic control of lithium production facility using model predictive controller1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297703 A1ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
- Combined corrosion mitigation and hydrogen isotope extraction from molten salts1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301985 A1Battelle Savannah River Alliance, LLC
- Methods for carbon capture and metal recovery and related systems24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284595 A1Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC
- Ultra-low power membrane-assisted lithium extraction system with passive foulant removal24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284598 A1Lyten, Inc.
- Recovery of lithium from black mass24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285700 A1Metso Finland Oy
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electrochemical slurry compositions and methods for preparing the same99US 9,484,569 B224M Technologies, Inc. · 2016
- Process for the purification of lithium carbonate95US 6,048,507 ALimtech · 2000
- Recovery of lithium from brine85US 4,291,001 AThe Dow Chemical Company · 1981
- Method for recovering lithium cell materials70US 5,491,037 ACanon Kabushiki Kaisha · 1996
- Process for producing sodium salts from brines of sodium ores57US 5,283,054 AFMC Corporation · 1994