F17C 2201/0128
Spherical or elliptical
Official title: spherical or elliptical
F17C2201/0128 (Spherical or elliptical) appears on 309 US grants and 292 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F17C- Granted patents
- 309
- Published applications
- 292
- Assignees
- 197
- Inventors
- 649
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 9 | 5 |
| 2003 | 14 | 8 |
| 2004 | 3 | 8 |
| 2005 | 5 | 9 |
| 2006 | 5 | 16 |
| 2007 | 6 | 7 |
| 2008 | 7 | 9 |
| 2009 | 4 | 13 |
| 2010 | 5 | 11 |
| 2011 | 5 | 9 |
| 2012 | 9 | 8 |
| 2013 | 15 | 8 |
| 2014 | 8 | 16 |
| 2015 | 10 | 19 |
| 2016 | 15 | 15 |
| 2017 | 8 | 14 |
| 2018 | 16 | 12 |
| 2019 | 8 | 11 |
| 2020 | 9 | 14 |
| 2021 | 7 | 9 |
| 2022 | 16 | 18 |
| 2023 | 9 | 11 |
| 2024 | 14 | 16 |
| 2025 | 11 | 20 |
| 2026 | 5 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Non-cylindrical hydrogen storage tank16 Jun 2026US 12,655,938 B2Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Aeronautical device for storing liquefied gas having a collector21 Apr 2026US 12,607,303 B2Aresia-Villeneuve
- Methods for assembling a multi-conic preform and manufacturing a semi-ellipsoidal shell using the multi-conic preform14 Apr 2026US 12,601,449 B2
- Device and method for measuring volume of spherical tank17 Feb 2026US 12,553,756 B2Zhoushan Institute of Calibration and Testing for Quality and Technology Supervision
- Method for enhancing volumetric capacity in gas storage and release systems20 Jan 2026US 12,528,069 B2Ingevity South Carolina, LLC
- Apparatuses comprising seal components and methods comprising seal components27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250010 A1The Boeing Company
- Pressure vessel9 Apr 2026US 2026/0098606 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Gas storage system capable of maintaining stable pressure in pressurized storage tank19 Mar 2026US 2026/0078873 A1
- Pressurization method for pressurizing a propellant tank, filling method, tank assembly, filling system, and spacecraft26 Feb 2026US 2026/0054860 A1
- Vapor plug locking mechanism26 Feb 2026US 2026/0055852 A1Cryoport, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Process for liquefaction of natural gas137US 6,023,942 AExxon Production Research Company · 2000
- Compact fluid storage system81US 6,503,584 B12003
- Regasification of liquefied natural gas (LNG) aboard a transport vessel74US 6,089,022 AMobil Oil Corporation · 2000
- Compact fluid storage system73US 6,015,065 A2000
- Carbon dioxide storage and dispensing apparatus and method57US 4,897,226 ACarbonic Technologies, Inc. · 1990