F25B 17/00
Sorption machines, plants or systems, operating intermittently
Official title: Sorption machines, plants or systems, operating intermittently, e.g. absorption or adsorption type
F25B17/00 (Sorption machines, plants or systems, operating intermittently) appears on 632 US grants and 451 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F25B- Granted patents
- 632
- Published applications
- 451
- Assignees
- 297
- Inventors
- 1,053
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 13 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 13 | 0 |
| 1991 | 18 | 0 |
| 1992 | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | 14 | 0 |
| 1994 | 20 | 0 |
| 1995 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 4 |
| 2002 | 18 | 14 |
| 2003 | 14 | 10 |
| 2004 | 11 | 14 |
| 2005 | 9 | 13 |
| 2006 | 5 | 7 |
| 2007 | 9 | 6 |
| 2008 | 4 | 15 |
| 2009 | 5 | 14 |
| 2010 | 6 | 8 |
| 2011 | 6 | 22 |
| 2012 | 5 | 9 |
| 2013 | 10 | 39 |
| 2014 | 19 | 30 |
| 2015 | 14 | 29 |
| 2016 | 24 | 41 |
| 2017 | 28 | 28 |
| 2018 | 17 | 28 |
| 2019 | 24 | 33 |
| 2020 | 36 | 18 |
| 2021 | 15 | 21 |
| 2022 | 15 | 13 |
| 2023 | 19 | 17 |
| 2024 | 16 | 9 |
| 2025 | 7 | 6 |
| 2026 | 4 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F25B 17/08The absorbent or adsorbent being a solid470
- F25B 17/12Sorption machines, plants or systems, operating intermittently: using desorption of hydrogen from81
- F25B 17/02The absorbent or adsorbent being a liquid65
- F25B 17/10Sorption machines, plants or systems, operating intermittently: using the endothermic solution of4
Recent patents
- Liquid desiccant dedicated vapor compression system and a method of operation thereof11 Aug 2026US 12,704,274 B2Carrier Corporation
- High enthalpy thermochemical energy storage materials28 Jul 2026US 12,693,078 B2Battelle Savannah River Alliance, LLC
- Liquid desiccant air conditioner modules having aerodynamic features16 Jun 2026US 12,656,026 B2Copeland Corporation
- Adsorption heat pump20 Jan 2026US 12,529,500 B2Atomis Inc.
- Reagent for a thermal machine2 Dec 2025US 12,487,012 B2Sofrigam
- Cooling system and method with integrated waste heat utilization for enhanced energy efficiency and sustainability1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298511 A1
- Absorption Induced Caloric Effects and Uses Thereof14 May 2026US 2026/0132967 A1Cambridge Enterprise Limited
- Composite material and its use in passive cooling9 Apr 2026US 2026/0097385 A1City University of Hong Kong
- Actuating self-cooling can30 Oct 2025US 2025/0334329 A1Tempra Technology, Inc.
- Liquid Desiccant Air Conditioner Modules Having Aerodynamic Features26 Jun 2025US 2025/0207826 A1Copeland Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Microcomponent assembly for efficient contacting of fluid191US 6,126,723 ABattelle Memorial Institute · 2000
- Auxiliary heating and air conditioning system for a motor vehicle139US 5,901,572 ARocky Research · 1999
- Sorption cooling process and system122US 5,802,870 AUop LLC · 1998
- Microchannel laminated mass exchanger and method of making115US 6,129,973 ABattelle Memorial Institute · 2000
- Auxiliary active heating and air conditioning system for motor vehicle applications83US 5,901,780 ARocky Research · 1999