F17C 9/00
Methods or apparatus for discharging liquefied or solidified gases from vessels not
Official title: Methods or apparatus for discharging liquefied or solidified gases from vessels not under pressure
F17C9/00 (Methods or apparatus for discharging liquefied or solidified gases from vessels not) appears on 972 US grants and 999 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F17C- Granted patents
- 972
- Published applications
- 999
- Assignees
- 553
- Inventors
- 2,224
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 14 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | 20 | 0 |
| 1984 | 14 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 14 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 13 | 0 |
| 1989 | 16 | 0 |
| 1990 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 18 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | 20 | 0 |
| 1996 | 21 | 0 |
| 1997 | 21 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 20 | 0 |
| 2000 | 21 | 0 |
| 2001 | 20 | 1 |
| 2002 | 16 | 15 |
| 2003 | 30 | 24 |
| 2004 | 14 | 28 |
| 2005 | 14 | 35 |
| 2006 | 19 | 35 |
| 2007 | 20 | 42 |
| 2008 | 17 | 38 |
| 2009 | 17 | 33 |
| 2010 | 9 | 26 |
| 2011 | 10 | 22 |
| 2012 | 10 | 20 |
| 2013 | 10 | 33 |
| 2014 | 15 | 40 |
| 2015 | 28 | 48 |
| 2016 | 13 | 42 |
| 2017 | 24 | 33 |
| 2018 | 34 | 64 |
| 2019 | 37 | 57 |
| 2020 | 45 | 48 |
| 2021 | 36 | 47 |
| 2022 | 34 | 41 |
| 2023 | 32 | 46 |
| 2024 | 43 | 74 |
| 2025 | 40 | 68 |
| 2026 | 42 | 39 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Power-saving liquefied-gas-fuel ship and method for processing boil-off gas for liquefied-gas-fuel ship6 Oct 2026US 12,753,884 B2Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd.
- System for transforming a product22 Sep 2026US 12,742,521 B2Eifhytec
- Refrigerant charging system for reliquefaction system for ship15 Sep 2026US 12,736,185 B2Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd.
- Vaporizer8 Sep 2026US 12,729,813 B2Suzuki Shokan Co., Ltd.
- Heat exchange system and heat load control system1 Sep 2026US 12,723,780 B2
- Method for Removing Hydrogen, for Completely Emptying a Liquid-Hydrogen Tank, and Use of Same17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276150 A1Daimler Truck AG
- Cryogenic sub-cooling17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276151 A1Universiteit Twente
- Method and facility for transferring cryogenic liquid27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251268 A1L Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude et L'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
- Assembly for storing a liquefied cryogenic fluid, vehicle and method27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251269 A1L Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude et L'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
- Gas supply system for high- and low pressure gas-consuming devices and method for controlling such a system20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243393 A1Gaztransport Et Technigaz
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
- LNG delivery system for gas powered vehicles117US 5,127,230 AMinnesota Valley Engineering, Inc. · 1992
- System for fast-filling compressed natural gas powered vehicles108US 5,409,046 A1995
- Liquified natural gas (LNG) fueled combined cycle power plant and a (LNG) fueled gas turbine plant99US 6,374,591 B1Tractebel LNG North America LLC · 2002