F26B 3/28
Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat
Official title: by radiation, e.g. from the sun
F26B3/28 (Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat) appears on 939 US grants and 806 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F26B- Granted patents
- 939
- Published applications
- 806
- Assignees
- 602
- Inventors
- 2,095
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | 12 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 14 | 0 |
| 1981 | 14 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 18 | 0 |
| 1986 | 14 | 0 |
| 1987 | 19 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 15 | 0 |
| 1990 | 22 | 0 |
| 1991 | 21 | 0 |
| 1992 | 20 | 0 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 21 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 21 | 0 |
| 1997 | 21 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 25 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 30 | 3 |
| 2002 | 17 | 19 |
| 2003 | 33 | 19 |
| 2004 | 13 | 24 |
| 2005 | 17 | 16 |
| 2006 | 10 | 23 |
| 2007 | 8 | 23 |
| 2008 | 8 | 28 |
| 2009 | 13 | 24 |
| 2010 | 11 | 23 |
| 2011 | 16 | 27 |
| 2012 | 17 | 30 |
| 2013 | 18 | 29 |
| 2014 | 17 | 28 |
| 2015 | 27 | 49 |
| 2016 | 28 | 41 |
| 2017 | 23 | 27 |
| 2018 | 28 | 44 |
| 2019 | 47 | 36 |
| 2020 | 37 | 40 |
| 2021 | 21 | 40 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 |
| 2023 | 18 | 42 |
| 2024 | 20 | 40 |
| 2025 | 33 | 57 |
| 2026 | 15 | 46 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Semiconductor arrangement and method for making6 Oct 2026US 12,752,317 B2Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
- Method for drying a material for irradiation, and infrared irradiation device for carrying out said method8 Sep 2026US 12,729,910 B2Excelitas Noblelight GmbH
- Drying device with automatically adjustable shield film8 Sep 2026US 12,729,913 B2LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
- Self-cleaning device and method using heating, multi-voltage applying or vibration7 Jul 2026US 12,673,350 B2AG Microsystems, Inc.
- System and method for the thermal processing of bulk material by intense concentrated solar power9 Jun 2026US 12,650,261 B2Magaldi Power S.P.A.
- Drying device, heater control method, and storage medium1 Oct 2026US 2026/0302780 A1Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Multi-modal drying apparatus17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276302 A1
- Drying device10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266542 A1Toray Engineering Co., Ltd.
- Drying device and drying method10 Sep 2026US 2026/0269214 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Electrode Drying Apparatus and Electrode Manufacturing System13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235359 A1SK On Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and process for drying and curing coated substrates115US 4,336,279 A1982
- Drying apparatus and methods and accessories for use therewith84US 8,839,527 B2Goji Limited · 2014
- Cluster tool dry cleaning system82US 5,228,206 ASubMicron Systems, Inc. · 1993
- Dryer and printed material and the like79US 4,501,072 AAmjo, Inc. · 1985
- Ultraviolet curing lamp device78US 4,563,589 A1986