F26B 7/00
Drying solid materials or objects by processes using a combination of processes
Official title: Drying solid materials or objects by processes using a combination of processes not covered by a single one of groups F26B3/00 and F26B5/00 {(F26B1/005, F26B5/04, F26B23/026 take precedence)}
F26B7/00 (Drying solid materials or objects by processes using a combination of processes) appears on 283 US grants and 138 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F26B- Granted patents
- 283
- Published applications
- 138
- Assignees
- 196
- Inventors
- 538
- Latest grant
- 7 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 1 |
| 2002 | 7 | 3 |
| 2003 | 8 | 5 |
| 2004 | 3 | 7 |
| 2005 | 4 | 9 |
| 2006 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 7 |
| 2008 | 3 | 9 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 1 | 7 |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 |
| 2012 | 6 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 | 15 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 |
| 2015 | 8 | 9 |
| 2016 | 3 | 9 |
| 2017 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 12 | 6 |
| 2019 | 6 | 4 |
| 2020 | 5 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 7 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 5 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Self-cleaning device and method using heating, multi-voltage applying or vibration7 Jul 2026US 12,673,350 B2AG Microsystems, Inc.
- Substrate processing method and substrate processing apparatus16 Jun 2026US 12,656,061 B2SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
- Food waste dehydrator apparatus and methods of use9 Jun 2026US 12,650,262 B2
- Wood drying device13 Jan 2026US 12,523,424 B1
- Drying method for polyglycollide warp-knitted support meshes for artificial skin6 Jan 2026US 12,516,880 B2
- Method of combined curing of tobacco leaves with hot air and high-voltage electric field23 Jul 2026US 2026/0206819 A1China Tobacco Henan Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Plastic drying device18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168727 A1Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Veneer processing system, dewatering method for veneer, and processing method for veneer23 Apr 2026US 2026/0109074 A1Meinan Machinery Works, Inc.
- Flash dryer28 Aug 2025US 2025/0271211 A1Exalant Drying Technology AB
- Self-cleaning device and method using heating, multi-voltage applying or vibration8 Aug 2024US 2024/0261828 A1AG Microsystems, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Very low temperature casting of controlled release microspheres443US 5,019,400 AEnzytech, Inc. · 1991
- Vapor washing process and apparatus105US 5,105,556 AHitachi, Ltd. · 1992
- Coated substrate drying system96US 5,694,701 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1997
- Processes for drying sewage sludge and filtering water74US 4,193,206 AUop LLC · 1980
- Coated substrate drying system57US 5,581,905 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1996