E04H 7/02
Containers for fluids or gases
Official title: Containers for fluids or gases; Supports therefor
E04H7/02 (Containers for fluids or gases) appears on 308 US grants and 240 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E04H- Granted patents
- 308
- Published applications
- 240
- Assignees
- 192
- Inventors
- 556
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 14 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 6 |
| 2005 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 7 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 4 | 10 |
| 2011 | 0 | 10 |
| 2012 | 3 | 8 |
| 2013 | 6 | 14 |
| 2014 | 9 | 34 |
| 2015 | 13 | 24 |
| 2016 | 20 | 21 |
| 2017 | 25 | 12 |
| 2018 | 19 | 11 |
| 2019 | 14 | 6 |
| 2020 | 15 | 10 |
| 2021 | 6 | 11 |
| 2022 | 9 | 8 |
| 2023 | 7 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 |
| 2025 | 12 | 15 |
| 2026 | 3 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method for constructing triple-shell tank15 Sep 2026US 12,735,248 B2Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Triple-shell tank5 May 2026US 12,618,530 B2Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Storage tank17 Feb 2026US 12,553,573 B2Linde Aktiengesellschaft
- Tank base2 Dec 2025US 12,486,635 B2
- Elevated tank tower2 Dec 2025US 12,486,689 B2Pittsburg Tank & Tower Group
- Precast, prestressed concrete cryogenic tanks - sliding base insulation system and method for full and double containment systems24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287118 A1Preload Cryogenics, LLC
- Construction of Annular Walls and Roof for Concrete Tanks10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266069 A1
- Storage container with a vibrational actuator, cover therefor, and method of managing snow on the same20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242128 A1Membrane Systems Europe B.V.
- Flexible storage30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218476 A1
- Tank base26 Mar 2026US 2026/0085482 A1Asset Guard Products Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for entombment of tanks in concrete45US 4,826,644 AConvault, Inc. · 1989
- On-site wall structure formation38US 3,966,533 AGoldsworthy Engineering, Inc. · 1976
- Method of construction for a container with a symmetrical lobed structure and container constructed according to the said process36US 4,434,958 ACentre National D'Etudes Spatiales · 1984
- Concrete tank of precast concrete panels with pretensioning beam means34US 4,015,383 A1977
- Modular storage tank29US 4,331,252 AModuTank, Inc. · 1982