E02B 15/10
Devices for removing the material from the surface
Official title: Devices for removing the material from the surface {(E02B15/041, E02B15/042, E02B15/06 take precedence)}
E02B15/10 (Devices for removing the material from the surface) appears on 531 US grants and 321 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E02B- Granted patents
- 531
- Published applications
- 321
- Assignees
- 283
- Inventors
- 941
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | 19 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | 14 | 0 |
| 1983 | 11 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | 27 | 0 |
| 1993 | 15 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 19 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | 4 | 6 |
| 2005 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | 3 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 1 | 10 |
| 2012 | 4 | 19 |
| 2013 | 10 | 18 |
| 2014 | 20 | 23 |
| 2015 | 13 | 21 |
| 2016 | 12 | 16 |
| 2017 | 18 | 13 |
| 2018 | 15 | 15 |
| 2019 | 19 | 14 |
| 2020 | 16 | 20 |
| 2021 | 18 | 23 |
| 2022 | 20 | 26 |
| 2023 | 12 | 19 |
| 2024 | 17 | 19 |
| 2025 | 12 | 13 |
| 2026 | 11 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Waste collection apparatus1 Sep 2026US 12,723,362 B2Evolutive Labs Co., Ltd.
- Autonomous water vehicle for collecting waste and algae from water bodies and method of operation25 Aug 2026US 12,715,789 B2
- Aquarium skimmer devices, systems, and methods4 Aug 2026US 12,696,882 B2
- AI-based autonomous system and method for predicting and removing floating waste from water bodies23 Jun 2026US 12,662,786 B2
- Water surface automatic cleaning apparatus2 Jun 2026US 12,644,245 B2Shenzhen Aiper Intelligent Co., Ltd.
- Pollution cleanup using a submerged apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308860 A1
- Trash intercepting and sediment barrier device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275669 A1China Three Gorges University
- Liquid contaminant absorption device and methods of use17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275670 A1Setatech USA, Inc.
- Water surface automatic cleaning apparatus10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266011 A1Shenzhen Aiper Intelligent Co., Ltd.
- Modular platform for retrieving water surface floating contaminants3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258623 A1Sheco. Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Article for absorbing oils74US 4,737,394 AE. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company · 1988
- Absorbent pillow68US 4,497,712 AGeotech Development Corporation · 1985
- Floating skimmer for cleaning the surface of a body of liquid, method and apparatus62US 3,970,556 A1976
- Methods for ameliorating oil spills in marine and inland waters62US 5,863,440 AAbTech Industries, Inc. · 1999
- Method and apparatus employing oleophilic brushes for oil spill clean-up57US 4,575,426 AExxon Production Research Company · 1986