F26B 21/55
Outlets for directing or distributing the air or other gases
F26B21/55 (Outlets for directing or distributing the air or other gases) appears on 534 US grants and 565 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F26B- Granted patents
- 534
- Published applications
- 565
- Assignees
- 355
- Inventors
- 1,294
- Latest grant
- 2 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 3 |
| 2002 | 12 | 3 |
| 2003 | 9 | 8 |
| 2004 | 8 | 11 |
| 2005 | 5 | 8 |
| 2006 | 5 | 8 |
| 2007 | 1 | 10 |
| 2008 | 6 | 15 |
| 2009 | 3 | 15 |
| 2010 | 2 | 10 |
| 2011 | 6 | 11 |
| 2012 | 7 | 12 |
| 2013 | 12 | 16 |
| 2014 | 12 | 28 |
| 2015 | 12 | 24 |
| 2016 | 18 | 24 |
| 2017 | 18 | 19 |
| 2018 | 23 | 36 |
| 2019 | 34 | 25 |
| 2020 | 24 | 38 |
| 2021 | 23 | 39 |
| 2022 | 31 | 22 |
| 2023 | 20 | 38 |
| 2024 | 29 | 59 |
| 2025 | 25 | 56 |
| 2026 | 19 | 27 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Air gap boom cover system and method for drying an insulated boom section of an aerial lift device2 Jun 2026US 12,644,644 B2Quanta Associates, L. P.
- 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
- Printing system28 Apr 2026US 12,611,878 B2SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
- Equipment and method for drying electrode substrate comprising screen for flow volume distribution28 Apr 2026US 12,613,066 B2LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
- Multiple hearth furnace for placing a solid and a gas in contact8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309411 A1Avril
- Oven for heating an article on a conveyor1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298537 A1CPM Packaging Ltd
- Robot cleaner station27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248342 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Finishing Apparatus For A Spray Drying System27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251391 A1Velico Medical, Inc.
- Hybrid drying system for manufacturing secondary battery electrode6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227127 A1SFA Engineering Corp.
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
- Bag with air distributor and ozone generator137US 6,134,806 A2000
- Apparatus and process for drying and curing coated substrates115US 4,336,279 A1982
- Paper web handling apparatus having improved air bar with dimensional optimization95US 4,785,986 AAdvance Systems, Inc. · 1988
- Method and apparatus for drying coated sheet material83US 4,365,423 AEastman Kodak Company · 1982