Granted patents
459
Published applications
430
Assignees
203
Inventors
1,044
Latest grant
15 Sep 2026

Filings by year

D01F 9/22: granted patents and published applications per publication year
YearGranted patentsPublished applications
197690
1977140
1978120
197910
198040
198180
198270
198360
198460
1985140
198660
198790
198880
198980
1990100
199160
199280
199370
1994110
199520
199680
199720
199850
199920
200050
200163
200262
200365
200424
200514
200601
200716
200824
200937
2010716
2011515
2012714
2013616
20141618
20151022
20161324
20171929
20181815
20191640
20201433
20212135
20222126
20231929
20243127
20252022
20261113

By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.

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