F15D 1/003
Comprising surface features
Official title: {comprising surface features, e.g. indentations or protrusions (F15D1/0055, F15D1/006 take precedence)}
F15D1/003 (Comprising surface features) appears on 160 US grants and 217 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F15D- Granted patents
- 160
- Published applications
- 217
- Assignees
- 120
- Inventors
- 396
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2004 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 5 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 9 |
| 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 |
| 2014 | 5 | 9 |
| 2015 | 4 | 12 |
| 2016 | 9 | 15 |
| 2017 | 12 | 11 |
| 2018 | 4 | 13 |
| 2019 | 11 | 19 |
| 2020 | 18 | 19 |
| 2021 | 12 | 17 |
| 2022 | 9 | 14 |
| 2023 | 8 | 13 |
| 2024 | 18 | 12 |
| 2025 | 16 | 12 |
| 2026 | 4 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Device to reduce turbulent flow skin friction using carbon dioxide, riblets, and suction holes4 Aug 2026US 12,698,789 B2
- Apparatus and methods for an erosion control coating on an interior surface of production equipment23 Jun 2026US 12,662,912 B2Chevron U.S.A.Inc.
- Drag reduction structure, resin molded product, shaping mold and moving object9 Jun 2026US 12,650,140 B2Dai Nippon Printing Co.Ltd.
- Blade member and structural member21 Apr 2026US 12,607,125 B2Nikon Corporation
- Device to reduce turbulent flow skin friction using carbon dioxide, riblets, and suction holes9 Dec 2025US 12,492,717 B1
- Separation suppression device and moving object10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266317 A1Tohoku University
- Blade member and structural member2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185449 A1Nikon Corporation
- Component for a filter unit28 May 2026US 2026/0145108 A1Carl Freudenberg KG
- Vehicle airflow diverter19 Mar 2026US 2026/0078784 A1McLaren Automotive Limited
- Device to reduce turbulent flow skin friction using carbon dioxide, riblets, and suction holes26 Feb 2026US 2026/0055785 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Drag reduction article88US 5,069,403 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1991
- Drag reduction article86US 4,986,496 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1991
- Superhydrophobic coating69US 6,994,045 B2CNT Spolka Z O.O. · 2006
- Wall with a drag reducing surface and method for making such a wall64US 4,907,765 AMesserschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm GmbH · 1990
- Device for reducing the frictional drag of moving bodies51US 4,750,693 AMesserschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm GmbH · 1988