F02C 6/10
Supplying working fluid to a user
Official title: supplying working fluid to a user, e.g. a chemical process, which returns working fluid to a turbine of the plant
F02C6/10 (Supplying working fluid to a user) appears on 1,331 US grants and 1,444 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F02C- Granted patents
- 1,331
- Published applications
- 1,444
- Assignees
- 390
- Inventors
- 2,549
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 4 |
| 2002 | 14 | 11 |
| 2003 | 15 | 14 |
| 2004 | 14 | 31 |
| 2005 | 18 | 17 |
| 2006 | 19 | 34 |
| 2007 | 14 | 26 |
| 2008 | 16 | 25 |
| 2009 | 14 | 59 |
| 2010 | 25 | 70 |
| 2011 | 20 | 76 |
| 2012 | 53 | 77 |
| 2013 | 42 | 106 |
| 2014 | 52 | 83 |
| 2015 | 72 | 83 |
| 2016 | 63 | 91 |
| 2017 | 91 | 63 |
| 2018 | 86 | 97 |
| 2019 | 73 | 132 |
| 2020 | 128 | 89 |
| 2021 | 110 | 73 |
| 2022 | 73 | 55 |
| 2023 | 57 | 44 |
| 2024 | 55 | 44 |
| 2025 | 37 | 23 |
| 2026 | 15 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- In situ combustion process for the recovery of liquid carbonaceous fuels from subterranean formations289US 4,250,962 AGulf Research & Development Company · 1981
- Closed cycle gas turbine for gaseous production199US 4,434,613 AGeneral Electric Company · 1984
- Low pollution power generation system with ion transfer membrane air separation154US 6,945,029 B2Clean Energy Systems, Inc. · 2005
- Closed-cycle gas turbine chemical processor147US 4,528,811 AGeneral Electric Company · 1985
- Turbocharger with exhaust gas recirculation123US 6,301,889 B1Caterpillar Inc. · 2001