F22B 35/18
Applications of computers to steam-boiler control
F22B35/18 (Applications of computers to steam-boiler control) appears on 102 US grants and 119 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F22B- Granted patents
- 102
- Published applications
- 119
- Assignees
- 86
- Inventors
- 322
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
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| 2005 | 3 | 3 |
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| 2013 | 3 | 5 |
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| 2018 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 5 | 12 |
| 2020 | 2 | 10 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 |
| 2022 | 9 | 8 |
| 2023 | 11 | 10 |
| 2024 | 7 | 11 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 |
| 2026 | 3 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Artificial intelligence-based optimal air damper control system and method for increasing energy efficiency of industrial boilers28 Jul 2026US 12,693,009 B2Korea Electronics Technology Institute
- Systems, devices, and methods for a boiler health and carbon-footprint monitor tool14 Jul 2026US 12,680,691 B2Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Coal conveying control system and method for thermal power plant27 Jan 2026US 12,535,209 B1Huaneng Chaohu Power Generation Co., Ltd.
- System and methods for controlling operation of a recovery boiler to reduce fouling1 Jul 2025US 12,345,410 B2International Paper Company
- Modular mobile heat generation unit for generation of geothermal power in organic rankine cycle operations20 May 2025US 12,305,624 B2ICE Thermal Harvesting, LLC
- Systems and methods for boiler alert diagnostics20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243417 A1Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Method for Controlling a Steam Network and Steam Network23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210543 A1Covestro Deutschland AG
- Method of controlling inverter for blower of industrial boiler based on iot and industrial boiler using the same21 May 2026US 2026/0139827 A1DAELIM ROYAL EnP CO., LTD.
- Integrated once through cooler water and steam sharing system for multi-unit gas turbine combined cycle power blocks23 Apr 2026US 2026/0110255 A1ACWA POWER Company
- Boiler Controller12 Mar 2026US 2026/0071750 A1Massa Products Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and system for controlling a vapor generator87US 7,167,776 B2Philip Morris USA Inc. · 2007
- Method and apparatus for detecting faults in steam generator system components and other continuous processes82US 7,113,890 B2ABB AB · 2006
- Plant unit master control for fossil fired boiler implemented with a digital computer56US 4,445,180 AWestinghouse Electric Corp. · 1984
- Advanced control system for power generation44US 4,027,145 A1977
- Input/loss method for determining fuel flow, chemistry, heating value and performance of a fossil-fired system42US 6,522,994 B1Exergetic Systems LLC · 2003