F17C 2223/0161
Cryogenic
Official title: cryogenic, e.g. LNG, GNL, PLNG
F17C2223/0161 (Cryogenic) appears on 2,323 US grants and 2,370 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F17C- Granted patents
- 2,323
- Published applications
- 2,370
- Assignees
- 1,048
- Inventors
- 4,702
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 42 | 0 |
| 1977 | 29 | 0 |
| 1978 | 42 | 0 |
| 1979 | 23 | 0 |
| 1980 | 25 | 0 |
| 1981 | 25 | 0 |
| 1982 | 26 | 0 |
| 1983 | 26 | 0 |
| 1984 | 26 | 0 |
| 1985 | 23 | 0 |
| 1986 | 25 | 0 |
| 1987 | 25 | 0 |
| 1988 | 20 | 0 |
| 1989 | 41 | 0 |
| 1990 | 25 | 0 |
| 1991 | 20 | 0 |
| 1992 | 41 | 0 |
| 1993 | 26 | 0 |
| 1994 | 35 | 0 |
| 1995 | 36 | 0 |
| 1996 | 40 | 0 |
| 1997 | 35 | 0 |
| 1998 | 24 | 0 |
| 1999 | 31 | 0 |
| 2000 | 38 | 0 |
| 2001 | 35 | 6 |
| 2002 | 49 | 31 |
| 2003 | 53 | 34 |
| 2004 | 30 | 44 |
| 2005 | 28 | 56 |
| 2006 | 41 | 75 |
| 2007 | 41 | 86 |
| 2008 | 29 | 78 |
| 2009 | 40 | 68 |
| 2010 | 29 | 69 |
| 2011 | 31 | 51 |
| 2012 | 31 | 48 |
| 2013 | 36 | 73 |
| 2014 | 47 | 115 |
| 2015 | 47 | 107 |
| 2016 | 55 | 94 |
| 2017 | 72 | 88 |
| 2018 | 84 | 117 |
| 2019 | 85 | 121 |
| 2020 | 90 | 117 |
| 2021 | 85 | 124 |
| 2022 | 94 | 125 |
| 2023 | 99 | 180 |
| 2024 | 126 | 188 |
| 2025 | 117 | 177 |
| 2026 | 100 | 98 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Methods and apparatus for a cryogenic fuel distribution system using a bypass29 Sep 2026US 12,747,706 B2GE Avio S. r. l.
- Nitrogen vaporization and insertion system29 Sep 2026US 12,747,832 B2Nitro-Lift Technologies
- Cryogenic container for a vehicle and a method of manufacturing an outer container of the cryogenic container22 Sep 2026US 12,742,517 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Hydrogen storage tank for hydrogen aircraft22 Sep 2026US 12,742,518 B2Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Two-phase thermal pump15 Sep 2026US 12,735,999 B2Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc.
- Cryogenic tank and method for manufacturing same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309272 A1Cryolor
- Hydrogen fuel storage and distribution systems for aircraft8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309276 A1Airbus Operations GmbH
- Device for metering a cryogenic medium1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298348 A1Messer France S.A.S.
- Hydrogen vent nozzle1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298415 A1Airbus Operations GmbH
- Assembly for aircraft, comprising a specific architecture for the distribution of fuel composition and electricity24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285498 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Combined power cycle with liquefied natural gas (LNG) and synthesis or fuel gas140US 5,295,350 ATexaco Inc. · 1994
- Improved liquefied natural gas fueled combined cycle power plant140US 5,457,951 ACabot Corporation · 1995
- Process for liquefaction of natural gas137US 6,023,942 AExxon Production Research Company · 2000
- Methods and apparatus to generate liquid ambulatory oxygen from an oxygen concentrator136US 5,979,440 ASeQual Technologies, Inc. · 1999
- Methods and apparatus to generate liquid ambulatory oxygen from an oxygen concentrator133US 6,698,423 B1SeQual Technologies, Inc. · 2004