F26B 15/00
Machines or apparatus for drying objects with progressive movement
Official title: Machines or apparatus for drying objects with progressive movement; Machines or apparatus with progressive movement for drying batches of material in compact form (F26B13/00, F26B17/00 take precedence; conveyors in general B65G)
F26B15/00 (Machines or apparatus for drying objects with progressive movement) appears on 680 US grants and 622 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F26B- Granted patents
- 680
- Published applications
- 622
- Assignees
- 458
- Inventors
- 1,505
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 17 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 22 | 0 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 4 |
| 2002 | 15 | 11 |
| 2003 | 12 | 14 |
| 2004 | 11 | 15 |
| 2005 | 5 | 6 |
| 2006 | 8 | 9 |
| 2007 | 3 | 24 |
| 2008 | 2 | 19 |
| 2009 | 4 | 17 |
| 2010 | 6 | 17 |
| 2011 | 10 | 16 |
| 2012 | 8 | 18 |
| 2013 | 7 | 14 |
| 2014 | 13 | 24 |
| 2015 | 11 | 22 |
| 2016 | 24 | 23 |
| 2017 | 17 | 30 |
| 2018 | 28 | 43 |
| 2019 | 37 | 34 |
| 2020 | 27 | 39 |
| 2021 | 27 | 36 |
| 2022 | 31 | 33 |
| 2023 | 23 | 37 |
| 2024 | 24 | 41 |
| 2025 | 33 | 40 |
| 2026 | 10 | 36 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F26B 15/10Machines or apparatus for drying objects with progressive movement: with movement in573
- F26B 15/02Machines or apparatus for drying objects with progressive movement: with movement in92
- F26B 15/26Machines or apparatus for drying objects with progressive movement: with movement in15
- F26B 2015/003The load carrying elements having provisions for defining drying gas ductsIndexing code8
- F26B 2015/006The drying tunnel not being partitioned by load carrying elementsIndexing code1
Recent patents
- Dryer for ceramic products8 Sep 2026US 12,729,912 B2System Ceramics S.P.A.
- Device and method for preventing faults of an oven for producing containers, in particular cans28 Jul 2026US 12,692,091 B2Belvac Production Machinery, Inc.
- Dielectric drying method and dielectric drying apparatus for ceramic formed bodies, and method for producing ceramic structures21 Jul 2026US 12,686,646 B2NGK Insulators, Ltd.
- Drying apparatus12 May 2026US 12,624,893 B2Oregon DryTech, LLC
- Drying furnace with first and second hot air supply ports12 May 2026US 12,624,895 B2Trinity Industrial Corporation
- Oven for heating an article on a conveyor1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298534 A1CPM Packaging Ltd
- Oven for heating an article on a conveyor1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298537 A1CPM Packaging Ltd
- Oven for heating an article on a conveyor1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298538 A1CPM Packaging Ltd
- Method and apparatus for heating air containing solids3 Sep 2026US 2026/0259001 A1Rinheat Oy
- Dielectric drying method and dielectric drying apparatus for ceramic formed bodies, and method for producing ceramic structures13 Aug 2026US 2026/0234068 A1NGK Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Compact convection drying chamber for drying printed circuit boards and other electronic assemblies by enhanced evaporation550US 6,760,981 B2Speedline Technologies, Inc. · 2004
- Self-supporting spiral conveyor72US 3,938,651 AFrigoscandia Contracting AB · 1976
- Impingement thermal treatment apparatus with collector plate58US 4,750,276 A1988
- Method and apparatus for drying or heat-treating products53US 6,297,479 B12001
- Convection stabilized radiant oven49US 4,785,552 A1988