F26B 25/22
Controlling the drying process in dependence on liquid content of solid materials
Official title: Controlling the drying process in dependence on liquid content of solid materials or objects
F26B25/22 (Controlling the drying process in dependence on liquid content of solid materials) appears on 357 US grants and 367 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F26B- Granted patents
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- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method of controlling the environment in a grow room6 Oct 2026US 12,751,465 B2JDS Consulting
- Grain dryer output capacitive moisture sensing assembly and related methods22 Sep 2026US 12,742,595 B2CTB, Inc.
- Systems and processes for determining drying times for granulate materials based on initial moisture content of the materials23 Jun 2026US 12,663,394 B2Novatec, Inc.
- Vacuum drying device and using method thereof16 Jun 2026US 12,656,060 B2Zhejiang University of Science and Technology
- Electrode drying system and electrode drying method12 May 2026US 12,624,894 B2LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
- Cleaning Robot Cleaning Method and System17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272243 A1Anker Innovations Technology Co., Ltd.
- Drying method for drying device, drying device, and computer readable storage medium20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243515 A1Wuhu Midea Smart Kitchen Appliance Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Electrode Drying Apparatus and Electrode Manufacturing System13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235359 A1SK On Co., Ltd.
- Methods and apparatuses for drying electronic devices6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227128 A1Revive Electronics, LLC
- Commodity Monitoring Systems, Cable Assemblies, Cable Sensor Nodes, And Related Methods And Systems6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227213 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods and apparatuses for drying electronic devices63US 9,816,757 B1Revive Electronics, LLC · 2017
- Method and means for grain drying optimization55US 6,530,160 B12003
- Infrared drying system48US 5,010,659 AW. R. Grace & Co.-Conn. · 1991
- Apparatus and method for processing dielectric materials with microwave energy46US 4,714,812 A1987
- Grain dryer system45US 4,599,809 AShivvers, Inc. · 1986