F26B 1/00
Preliminary treatment of solid materials or objects to facilitate drying
Official title: Preliminary treatment of solid materials or objects to facilitate drying {, e.g. mixing or backmixing the materials to be dried with predominantly dry solids (F26B5/005 takes precedence)}
F26B1/00 (Preliminary treatment of solid materials or objects to facilitate drying) appears on 208 US grants and 203 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F26B- Granted patents
- 208
- Published applications
- 203
- Assignees
- 191
- Inventors
- 538
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
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| 2023 | 4 | 16 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 10 | 6 |
| 2026 | 1 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Deodorization apparatus and method16 Jun 2026US 12,654,362 B2Piovan S.P.A.
- Inline particle size control for rotary drum drier recycle material30 Dec 2025US 12,510,295 B2Aries Clean Technologies LLC
- Apparatus for processing organic matter having lid and air treatment system promoting pleasant user experience28 Oct 2025US 12,454,408 B2Chewie Labs LLC
- Apparatus for processing organic matter having lid and air treatment system promoting pleasant user experience21 Oct 2025US 12,448,208 B2Chewie Labs LLC
- User-removable, electrically heated, and mechanically actuated bucket unit for organic matter processing apparatus30 Sep 2025US 12,427,556 B2Chewie Labs LLC
- Deodorization apparatus and method17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273799 A1Piovan S.P.A.
- Material drying processes6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227125 A1B&T Technologies, LLC
- Methods of electrospray drying anaerobic bacteria and compositions thereof2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183345 A1Axiota U.S., Inc.
- Plastic drying device18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168727 A1Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Drying apparatus and associated drying process26 Feb 2026US 2026/0055960 A1Aspcold Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Biomass converters and processes43US 7,334,345 B2Skill Associates, Inc. · 2008
- Sludge treatment system41US 5,428,906 APCL Environmental Inc. · 1995
- Complete drying method for hydrogels37US 6,641,064 B1BASF SE · 2003
- Method of treating sludge containing fibrous material36US 5,557,873 APCL/SMI, A Joint Venture · 1996
- Sludge treatment system35US 5,279,637 APCL Environmental Inc. · 1994