F23D 11/00
Burners using a direct spraying action of liquid droplets or vaporised liquid
Official title: Burners using a direct spraying action of liquid droplets or vaporised liquid into the combustion space
F23D11/00 (Burners using a direct spraying action of liquid droplets or vaporised liquid) appears on 1,877 US grants and 1,259 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F23D- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Assignees
- 700
- Inventors
- 3,151
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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| 1976 | 46 | 0 |
| 1977 | 36 | 0 |
| 1978 | 40 | 0 |
| 1979 | 30 | 0 |
| 1980 | 35 | 0 |
| 1981 | 37 | 0 |
| 1982 | 37 | 0 |
| 1983 | 47 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 29 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 38 | 0 |
| 2000 | 50 | 0 |
| 2001 | 42 | 18 |
| 2002 | 49 | 32 |
| 2003 | 39 | 44 |
| 2004 | 37 | 52 |
| 2005 | 29 | 46 |
| 2006 | 24 | 45 |
| 2007 | 19 | 46 |
| 2008 | 14 | 45 |
| 2009 | 18 | 64 |
| 2010 | 21 | 70 |
| 2011 | 44 | 51 |
| 2012 | 34 | 60 |
| 2013 | 43 | 49 |
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| 2017 | 52 | 66 |
| 2018 | 63 | 62 |
| 2019 | 59 | 69 |
| 2020 | 63 | 45 |
| 2021 | 53 | 32 |
| 2022 | 36 | 45 |
| 2023 | 32 | 35 |
| 2024 | 39 | 23 |
| 2025 | 27 | 26 |
| 2026 | 17 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F23D 11/36Details1,053
- F23D 11/10The spraying being induced by a gaseous medium699
- F23D 11/24Burners using a direct spraying action of liquid droplets or vaporised liquid183
- F23D 11/34Burners using a direct spraying action of liquid droplets or vaporised liquid86
- F23D 11/005Burners using a direct spraying action of liquid droplets or vaporised liquid74
- F23D 11/001Spraying nozzle combined with forced draft fan in one unit58
- F23D 11/04The spraying action being obtained by centrifugal action39
- F23D 11/32Burners using a direct spraying action of liquid droplets or vaporised liquid34
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