F26B 21/45
Using steam
Official title: using steam
F26B21/45 (Using steam) appears on 27 US grants and 42 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F26B- Granted patents
- 27
- Published applications
- 42
- Assignees
- 28
- Inventors
- 109
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 | 6 |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 7 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Dehumidification device of package thermal-shrinking oven22 Sep 2026US 12,741,773 B2
- Low-temperature, ejector assisted dryer apparatus, methods and deployment thereof11 Aug 2026US 12,704,325 B2Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Natural Resources
- Method for improving efficiency of heat transmission by steam21 Apr 2026US 12,607,421 B2Kurita Water Industries Ltd.
- Washing machine with dryer21 Oct 2025US 12,448,723 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Electrode drying device equipped with water supply part, and method for drying electrode using same7 Oct 2025US 12,435,925 B2LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
- Drying facility incorporating a heat recovery and drying steam generation system, and drying method which makes use of such a facility8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309416 A1France Evaporation
- Shoes care device25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174311 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Shoe care device4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151016 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Washing machine with dryer12 Feb 2026US 2026/0043192 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Drying device and method of drying electrode sheet4 Dec 2025US 2025/0369688 A1Eve Power Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Drying method and apparatus therefor27US 5,222,307 AInterface Technical Laboratories Co., Ltd. · 1993
- Shoe dryer and control method thereof14US 11,408,679 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2022
- Sheet dryer apparatus using deflectors for steam drying12US 4,121,350 A1978
- Shoe care apparatus3US 12,414,673 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2025
- Method and system for drying particulate material2US 10,126,050 B2Asj-Ipr Aps · 2018