F26B 5/16
Drying solid materials or objects by processes not involving the application of
Official title: by contact with sorbent bodies, e.g. absorbent mould; by admixture with sorbent materials
F26B5/16 (Drying solid materials or objects by processes not involving the application of) appears on 137 US grants and 148 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F26B- Granted patents
- 137
- Published applications
- 148
- Assignees
- 101
- Inventors
- 296
- Latest grant
- 12 May 2026
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| 2024 | 3 | 11 |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Systems and methods for drying and/or cleaning endoscopic devices11 Nov 2025US 12,467,686 B1GI Scientific, LLC
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- Liquid removal device with absorber drum and related methods20 May 2025US 12,305,918 B2Clevertivity LLC
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- Liquid removal device with absorber drum and related methods30 Apr 2026US 2026/0115105 A1Clevertivity LLC
- Bottle dryer26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083300 A1
- Continuous-operation umbrella drying machine12 Mar 2026US 2026/0071814 A1
- Systems and methods for drying and/or cleaning endoscopic devices12 Feb 2026US 2026/0043607 A1GI Scientific, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Process and apparatus for treating sewage sludge57US 5,401,402 ARDP Company · 1995
- Process for treating sewage sludge41US 5,186,840 ARDP Company · 1993
- Machine for drying, polishing and burnishing cutlery and metal tableware40US 6,110,020 AHyppocampus S.r.l. · 2000
- Dehydration of hydrous matter using anhydrous glycosylfructose38US 4,812,444 AKabushiki Kaisha Hayashibara Seibutsu Kagaku Kenkyujo · 1989
- Dehydration of hydrous matter with anhydrous maltose36US 4,870,059 AKabushiki Kaisha Hayashibara Seibutsu Kagaku Kenkyujo · 1989