F26B 5/14
Drying solid materials or objects by processes not involving the application of
Official title: by applying pressure, e.g. wringing; by brushing; by wiping
F26B5/14 (Drying solid materials or objects by processes not involving the application of) appears on 176 US grants and 147 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F26B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 147
- Assignees
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- Latest grant
- 12 May 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Vehicle wash system having dryer media devices and an air moving assembly for removing excess moisture from the dryer media devices18 Nov 2025US 12,472,908 B2Belanger, Inc.
- Systems and methods for drying and/or cleaning endoscopic devices11 Nov 2025US 12,467,686 B1GI Scientific, LLC
- Systems, methods, and apparatus for mechanically removing liquid from material2 Sep 2025US 12,404,198 B2Merrell Bros., Inc.
- Systems, methods, and apparatus for mechanically removing liquid from material13 May 2025US 12,297,135 B2Merrell Bros., Inc.
- Slide squeegee1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298535 A1
- Electrode Drying Apparatus and Electrode Manufacturing System13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235359 A1SK On Co., Ltd.
- Separator device for dewatering wet matter4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151977 A1Vogelsang GmbH & Co. KG
- Device and method for pressboard manufacturing30 Apr 2026US 2026/0115963 A1Hitachi Energy Ltd
- Veneer processing system, dewatering method for veneer, and processing method for veneer23 Apr 2026US 2026/0109074 A1Meinan Machinery Works, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Rapid dehydrating and drying method and device usable in low temperature49US 5,548,905 ASeibu Giken Co., Ltd. · 1996
- Method and apparatus for fingerprint image processing47US 5,249,370 ADigital Biometrics, Inc. · 1993
- Mopping unit34US 4,716,619 AScot Young Service Systems Limited · 1988
- Enhanced cleansing process for wafer handling implements34US 5,551,165 ATexas Instruments Incorporated · 1996
- Multi air-knife box and method of use28US 6,282,812 B1St Assembly Test Services Pte Ltd · 2001