E02B 15/101
Means floating loosely on the water absorbing the oil
Official title: {Means floating loosely on the water absorbing the oil (absorbing materials C02F)}
E02B15/101 (Means floating loosely on the water absorbing the oil) appears on 72 US grants and 51 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E02B- Granted patents
- 72
- Published applications
- 51
- Assignees
- 54
- Inventors
- 160
- Latest grant
- 19 May 2026
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| 2014 | 3 | 7 |
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| 2017 | 4 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Buoyant water purification pad19 May 2026US 12,630,447 B2Maximideas Inc.
- Eco-friendly sorbent material for removing oil11 Feb 2025US 12,220,684 B2Centre Technique De L' Industrie Des Papiers, Cartons Et Celluloses
- Apparatus and method for picking up oil from the surface of water19 Mar 2024US 11,933,009 B2Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
- Sorbent-based oil skimmer and methods of use20 Feb 2024US 11,905,671 B2The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma
- Scum absorbing device6 Feb 2024US 11,891,767 B1
- Liquid contaminant absorption device and methods of use17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275670 A1Setatech USA, Inc.
- Liquid contaminant absorption device and methods of use25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174643 A1Setatech USA, Inc.
- Buoyant Water Purification Pad21 Nov 2024US 2024/0383780 A1Maximideas Inc.
- Floating Oil Absorption Apparatus and Method26 Sep 2024US 2024/0318449 A1
- Wood-based solar thermal devices, and methods for fabrication and use thereof9 Nov 2023US 2023/0358444 A1University of Maryland, College Park
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
- Methods for ameliorating oil spills in marine and inland waters62US 5,863,440 AAbTech Industries, Inc. · 1999
- Process for preparing lipid coated particles of plant material45US 9,592,488 B2Saudi Arabian Oil Company · 2017
- Oil absorption method39US 4,919,820 A1990