F24D 2240/26
Vertically distributed at fixed positions
Official title: Vertically distributed at fixed positions, e.g. multiple sensors distributed over the height of a tank, or a vertical inlet distribution pipe having a plurality of orifices
F24D2240/26 (Vertically distributed at fixed positions) appears on 47 US grants and 67 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F24D- Granted patents
- 47
- Published applications
- 67
- Assignees
- 33
- Inventors
- 125
- Latest grant
- 9 Dec 2025
Filings by year
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| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 6 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 | 7 |
| 2014 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 5 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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