F26B 3/00
Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat
Official title: Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat (in specific machines or apparatus F26B9/00 - F26B19/00)
F26B3/00 (Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat) appears on 3,100 US grants and 2,813 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F26B- Granted patents
- 3,100
- Published applications
- 2,813
- Assignees
- 1,885
- Inventors
- 7,010
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 48 | 0 |
| 1977 | 52 | 0 |
| 1978 | 42 | 0 |
| 1979 | 31 | 0 |
| 1980 | 62 | 0 |
| 1981 | 63 | 0 |
| 1982 | 44 | 0 |
| 1983 | 41 | 0 |
| 1984 | 41 | 0 |
| 1985 | 50 | 0 |
| 1986 | 59 | 0 |
| 1987 | 49 | 0 |
| 1988 | 36 | 0 |
| 1989 | 50 | 0 |
| 1990 | 47 | 0 |
| 1991 | 43 | 0 |
| 1992 | 56 | 0 |
| 1993 | 46 | 0 |
| 1994 | 56 | 0 |
| 1995 | 32 | 0 |
| 1996 | 50 | 0 |
| 1997 | 49 | 0 |
| 1998 | 47 | 0 |
| 1999 | 58 | 0 |
| 2000 | 44 | 0 |
| 2001 | 52 | 4 |
| 2002 | 40 | 34 |
| 2003 | 57 | 50 |
| 2004 | 34 | 58 |
| 2005 | 31 | 42 |
| 2006 | 23 | 55 |
| 2007 | 18 | 57 |
| 2008 | 22 | 71 |
| 2009 | 29 | 57 |
| 2010 | 25 | 70 |
| 2011 | 40 | 68 |
| 2012 | 37 | 87 |
| 2013 | 51 | 94 |
| 2014 | 63 | 103 |
| 2015 | 81 | 138 |
| 2016 | 91 | 135 |
| 2017 | 89 | 131 |
| 2018 | 120 | 185 |
| 2019 | 153 | 145 |
| 2020 | 147 | 192 |
| 2021 | 150 | 181 |
| 2022 | 113 | 153 |
| 2023 | 110 | 166 |
| 2024 | 115 | 200 |
| 2025 | 133 | 188 |
| 2026 | 80 | 149 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F26B 3/02Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat1,387
- F26B 3/28Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat939
- F26B 3/32Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat512
- F26B 3/18Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat359
- F26B 3/005Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat4
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- Systems for drying of compositions and related methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309413 A1Ziccum AB
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Very low temperature casting of controlled release microspheres443US 5,019,400 AEnzytech, Inc. · 1991
- Apparatus and process for drying and curing coated substrates115US 4,336,279 A1982
- Vapor washing process and apparatus105US 5,105,556 AHitachi, Ltd. · 1992
- Coated substrate drying system96US 5,694,701 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1997
- Device for treating the pulp-canals of a tooth89US 4,021,921 A1977