F01K 7/00
Steam engine plants characterised by the use of specific types of engine
Official title: Steam engine plants characterised by the use of specific types of engine (F01K3/02 takes precedence); Plants or engines characterised by their use of special steam systems, cycles or processes (reciprocating-piston engines using uniflow principle F01B17/04); Control means specially adapted for such systems, cycles or processes; Use of withdrawn or exhaust steam for feed-water heating
F01K7/00 (Steam engine plants characterised by the use of specific types of engine) appears on 1,211 US grants and 1,362 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F01K- Granted patents
- 1,211
- Published applications
- 1,362
- Assignees
- 518
- Inventors
- 2,499
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 22 | 0 |
| 1977 | 16 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 2 |
| 2003 | 4 | 5 |
| 2004 | 4 | 9 |
| 2005 | 8 | 11 |
| 2006 | 6 | 13 |
| 2007 | 8 | 11 |
| 2008 | 6 | 10 |
| 2009 | 9 | 22 |
| 2010 | 11 | 45 |
| 2011 | 10 | 66 |
| 2012 | 18 | 62 |
| 2013 | 41 | 92 |
| 2014 | 66 | 94 |
| 2015 | 54 | 130 |
| 2016 | 75 | 96 |
| 2017 | 99 | 122 |
| 2018 | 96 | 103 |
| 2019 | 106 | 79 |
| 2020 | 82 | 82 |
| 2021 | 84 | 67 |
| 2022 | 69 | 79 |
| 2023 | 60 | 46 |
| 2024 | 56 | 48 |
| 2025 | 44 | 44 |
| 2026 | 20 | 23 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F01K 7/16The engines being only of turbine type780
- F01K 7/34The engines being of extraction or non-condensing type315
- F01K 7/32The engines using steam of critical or overcritical pressure133
- F01K 7/02The engines being of multiple-expansion type74
- F01K 7/06The engines being of multiple-inlet-pressure type30
- F01K 7/10Steam engine plants characterised by the use of specific types of engine22
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Processing biomass176US 7,932,065 B2Xyleco, Inc. · 2011
- Thermodynamic cycles with supercritical CO.sub.2 cycle topping131US 3,971,211 AMcDonnell Douglas Corporation · 1976
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