F01K 13/00
General layout or general methods of operation of complete plants
F01K13/00 (General layout or general methods of operation of complete plants) appears on 1,538 US grants and 1,823 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F01K- Granted patents
- 1,538
- Published applications
- 1,823
- Assignees
- 604
- Inventors
- 3,253
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 15 | 0 |
| 1977 | 20 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 12 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 2 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 |
| 2004 | 6 | 14 |
| 2005 | 7 | 12 |
| 2006 | 12 | 20 |
| 2007 | 11 | 28 |
| 2008 | 8 | 15 |
| 2009 | 10 | 45 |
| 2010 | 23 | 65 |
| 2011 | 25 | 128 |
| 2012 | 34 | 123 |
| 2013 | 63 | 121 |
| 2014 | 94 | 146 |
| 2015 | 79 | 153 |
| 2016 | 82 | 111 |
| 2017 | 135 | 154 |
| 2018 | 124 | 127 |
| 2019 | 147 | 100 |
| 2020 | 108 | 75 |
| 2021 | 85 | 69 |
| 2022 | 81 | 85 |
| 2023 | 60 | 69 |
| 2024 | 82 | 66 |
| 2025 | 50 | 56 |
| 2026 | 41 | 25 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Thermal energy storage system coupled with a solid oxide electrolysis system6 Oct 2026US 12,753,710 B2Rondo Energy, Inc.
- Thermal energy storage system coupled with thermal power cycle systems8 Sep 2026US 12,729,632 B1Rondo Energy, Inc.
- Thermal energy storage systems for use in material processing1 Sep 2026US 12,723,524 B2Rondo Energy, Inc.
- H2 power plant with O2 integration25 Aug 2026US 12,716,371 B2Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc.
- Methods for material activation with thermal energy storage system18 Aug 2026US 12,709,998 B2Rondo Energy, Inc.
- Method of operating a heat cycle system, heat cycle system and method of modifying a heat cycle system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298113 A1Noditech AB
- Steam supply system and steam supply method24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286868 A1Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
- Thermal energy storage and power shifting system10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266203 A1Holtec International
- Mobile oil stream energy recovery system27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251079 A1Gradient Geothermal Inc.
- Oxy-fuel expander system including multiple heat exchangers and method6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226863 A1Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie Srl
Most cited
By later US patents
- Microcomponent chemical process sheet architecture299US 5,811,062 ABattelle Memorial Institute · 1998
- Microcomponent assembly for efficient contacting of fluid191US 6,126,723 ABattelle Memorial Institute · 2000
- Microcomponent sheet architecture190US 5,611,214 ABattelle Memorial Institute · 1997
- Processing biomass176US 7,932,065 B2Xyleco, Inc. · 2011
- Microturbomachinery145US 5,932,940 AMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 1999