F26B 15/14
The objects or batches of materials being carried by trays or racks
Official title: the objects or batches of materials being carried by trays or racks {or receptacles, which may be connected to endless chains or belts (trays, racks per se F26B25/18; with vertical movement F26B15/22)}
F26B15/14 (The objects or batches of materials being carried by trays or racks) appears on 130 US grants and 121 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F26B- Granted patents
- 130
- Published applications
- 121
- Assignees
- 87
- Inventors
- 284
- Latest grant
- 13 Jan 2026
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| 2025 | 5 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Drying device and method for drying a substrate13 Jan 2026US 12,523,425 B2RENA Technologies GmbH
- Treatment installation and method for treating workpieces23 Sep 2025US 12,422,188 B2Dürr Systems AG
- Drying device and method for drying a substrate29 Jul 2025US 12,372,300 B2RENA Technologies GmbH
- Vacuum chamber apparatus with single roller for rotating container15 Jul 2025US 12,357,001 B2Enwave Corporation
- Treatment installation and method for treating workpieces15 Jul 2025US 12,359,871 B2Dürr Systems AG
- Transportable sargassum drying machine12 Mar 2026US 2026/0071816 A1
- Apparatus and method to cure a coating on a metallic container4 Dec 2025US 2025/0369692 A1Ball Corporation
- A process and an apparatus for producing instant noodles20 Mar 2025US 2025/0089746 A1Pavan S.P.A.
- Lyophilization systems and methods26 Dec 2024US 2024/0423918 A1Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Hot Air Nozzle and Drying Oven5 Sep 2024US 2024/0295360 A1Taikisha Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Impingement thermal treatment apparatus with collector plate58US 4,750,276 A1988
- Material treatment system43US 5,651,191 AWolverine Corporation · 1997
- Method for drying under reduced pressure using microwaves43US 7,665,226 B2Fukuoka Prefectural Government · 2010
- Coating plant39US 5,556,466 ADuerr GmbH · 1996
- Continuous linear chain conveyor system operating throughout multiple tiers with dual spaced chains moving directly attached multiple adjacent trays which level to support the conveyed product22US 4,378,873 ACloudy & Britton Inc. · 1983