E04B 2001/742
Use of special materials
Official title: {Use of special materials; Materials having special structures or shape}
E04B2001/742 (Use of special materials) appears on 374 US grants and 478 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E04B- Granted patents
- 374
- Published applications
- 478
- Assignees
- 269
- Inventors
- 931
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 8 |
| 2003 | 1 | 6 |
| 2004 | 2 | 11 |
| 2005 | 6 | 11 |
| 2006 | 5 | 16 |
| 2007 | 2 | 9 |
| 2008 | 4 | 8 |
| 2009 | 5 | 9 |
| 2010 | 6 | 9 |
| 2011 | 6 | 23 |
| 2012 | 7 | 19 |
| 2013 | 14 | 16 |
| 2014 | 12 | 33 |
| 2015 | 23 | 28 |
| 2016 | 23 | 34 |
| 2017 | 13 | 19 |
| 2018 | 20 | 25 |
| 2019 | 23 | 40 |
| 2020 | 24 | 41 |
| 2021 | 17 | 19 |
| 2022 | 17 | 22 |
| 2023 | 14 | 27 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 |
| 2026 | 13 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Thermal insulation material from mycelium and forestry byproducts25 Aug 2026US 12,716,049 B2University of Alaska Anchorage
- Expanded polymer pellets11 Aug 2026US 12,703,131 B2adidas AG
- Expanded pellets and method for manufacturing molded components using them30 Jun 2026US 12,668,004 B2adidas AG
- Commercial kitchen installation with double wall grease duct16 Jun 2026US 12,656,016 B2Captive-Aire Systems, Inc.
- Meta material thermal shield26 May 2026US 12,637,856 B1Metatherm
- Modular non-combustible wall system27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250946 A1
- Mineral fiber product6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226734 A1Rockwool A/S
- Carbon dioxide removing thermal insulation material composition and production method thereof9 Jul 2026US 2026/0193885 A1Empa EidgenöSsische MaterialprüFungs- Und Forschungsanstalt
- Composition for structural insulated panel25 Jun 2026US 2026/0176864 A1
- Ceiling tile and method of making11 Jun 2026US 2026/0160062 A1CertainTeed Ceilings Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Structural insulated panel137US 6,308,491 B12001
- Multi-layered acoustic liner128US 3,948,346 AMcDonnell Douglas Corporation · 1976
- Cellular structures with twelve-cornered cells122US 10,393,315 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC · 2019
- Non-woven webs and methods of manufacturing the same116US 8,118,177 B2Sellars Absorbent Materials, Inc. · 2012
- Building panel with vibration dampening core85US 6,256,959 B1Kjmm, Inc. · 2001