F17C 1/00
Pressure vessels
Official title: Pressure vessels, e.g. gas cylinder, gas tank, replaceable cartridge (pressurised apparatus for purposes other than storage, see the relevant subclasses such as A62C, B05B; associated with vehicles, see the appropriate subclass of classes B60 - B64; pressure vessels in general F16J12/00 {; autoclaves B01J3/04; tank vehicles B60P3/22; railway tank wagons for carrying fluent materials B61D5/00; accumulators for supplying fluid under pressure F15B1/04; liquefied gas stoves F24C3/00})
F17C1/00 (Pressure vessels) appears on 1,846 US grants and 2,302 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F17C- Granted patents
- 1,846
- Published applications
- 2,302
- Assignees
- 1,054
- Inventors
- 4,059
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 19 | 0 |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 31 | 0 |
| 2001 | 31 | 8 |
| 2002 | 35 | 28 |
| 2003 | 35 | 25 |
| 2004 | 21 | 57 |
| 2005 | 16 | 31 |
| 2006 | 29 | 36 |
| 2007 | 19 | 41 |
| 2008 | 21 | 42 |
| 2009 | 17 | 43 |
| 2010 | 27 | 57 |
| 2011 | 25 | 55 |
| 2012 | 26 | 47 |
| 2013 | 34 | 77 |
| 2014 | 56 | 110 |
| 2015 | 70 | 149 |
| 2016 | 86 | 113 |
| 2017 | 76 | 122 |
| 2018 | 77 | 169 |
| 2019 | 118 | 134 |
| 2020 | 108 | 123 |
| 2021 | 114 | 121 |
| 2022 | 130 | 143 |
| 2023 | 99 | 159 |
| 2024 | 107 | 169 |
| 2025 | 128 | 150 |
| 2026 | 92 | 93 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F17C 1/02Involving reinforcing arrangements657
- F17C 1/16Constructed of plastics materials488
- F17C 1/14Constructed of aluminium152
- F17C 1/12Pressure vessels: with provision for thermal insulation128
- F17C 1/007Underground or underwater storage111
- F17C 1/002Storage in barges or on ships100
- F17C 1/005Storage of gas or gaseous mixture at high pressure and at high81
- F17C 1/10Pressure vessels: with provision for protection against corrosion58
Recent patents
- Compressed-gas storage container and vehicle6 Oct 2026US 12,753,879 B2Rheinmetall Invent GmbH
- Compressed hydrogen and air power system6 Oct 2026US 12,753,880 B2Cleantech Geomechanics Inc.
- High-pressure fluid storage container with oxidation resistance/hydrogen embrittlement resistance through surface treatment6 Oct 2026US 12,753,881 B2Duksan Aetherct Co., Ltd.
- Tank, in particular for a liquid hydrogen reservoir, provided with at least one dome fixed by way of an outer welded joint6 Oct 2026US 12,753,882 B2Airbus Operations GmbH
- Pressurized gas source29 Sep 2026US 12,747,053 B2Coravin, Inc.
- Cryogenic tank and method for manufacturing same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309272 A1Cryolor
- Fabricating and Joining Metallic Cylindrical Shell Courses of Large Diameter Pressure Vessels Containing High Internal Pressure8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309273 A1
- Single-layer or multilayer structure for transporting, storing or distributing compressed gas8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309274 A1Arkema France
- Method and system for storing hydrogen1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298411 A1
- Storage device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298414 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Container system for pressurized fluids178US 6,047,860 ASanders Technology, Inc. · 2000
- Container system for pressurized fluids167US 6,116,464 ASanders Technology, Inc. · 2000
- Self-contained mobile fueling station157US 6,786,245 B1Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. · 2004
- Process for liquefaction of natural gas137US 6,023,942 AExxon Production Research Company · 2000
- Fluid storage and dispensing system111US 6,089,027 AAdvanced Technology Materials, Inc. · 2000