F28B 1/00
Condensers in which the steam or vapour is separate from the cooling
Official title: Condensers in which the steam or vapour is separate from the cooling medium by walls, e.g. surface condenser
F28B1/00 (Condensers in which the steam or vapour is separate from the cooling) appears on 666 US grants and 590 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F28B- Granted patents
- 666
- Published applications
- 590
- Assignees
- 399
- Inventors
- 1,398
- Latest grant
- 2 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 16 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 23 | 0 |
| 1981 | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 19 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 7 |
| 2002 | 10 | 5 |
| 2003 | 5 | 8 |
| 2004 | 5 | 7 |
| 2005 | 4 | 11 |
| 2006 | 9 | 15 |
| 2007 | 7 | 8 |
| 2008 | 4 | 15 |
| 2009 | 8 | 21 |
| 2010 | 5 | 40 |
| 2011 | 11 | 28 |
| 2012 | 18 | 25 |
| 2013 | 12 | 27 |
| 2014 | 19 | 35 |
| 2015 | 14 | 35 |
| 2016 | 18 | 41 |
| 2017 | 40 | 36 |
| 2018 | 29 | 35 |
| 2019 | 45 | 33 |
| 2020 | 37 | 33 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 |
| 2022 | 23 | 27 |
| 2023 | 20 | 19 |
| 2024 | 25 | 19 |
| 2025 | 14 | 10 |
| 2026 | 5 | 18 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Steam heat exchanger2 Jun 2026US 12,644,648 B2
- Evaporative condenser21 Apr 2026US 12,607,391 B2Kyungdong Navien Co., Ltd.
- Tunnel type hybrid cooling steam recycling apparatus21 Apr 2026US 12,607,410 B2Big Sun Energy Technology Inc.
- Method for improving efficiency of heat transmission by steam21 Apr 2026US 12,607,421 B2Kurita Water Industries Ltd.
- System for restoration of a salty body of water that harnesses hydro, solar, and geothermal energy, to be used in remote locations and different applications including the production of distilled water from a salty body of water31 Mar 2026US 12,590,736 B2
- Condenser1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298543 A1Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
- Condenser with a triply periodic minimal surface structure heat exchange core1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298544 A1The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Non-electromechanical, pumpless liquid recirculation system for air-cooled condenser and cooler adiabatic pre-cooling system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287262 A1
- Chiller assembly suitable for a heating, ventilating, or air conditioning (hvac) system27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251363 A1Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
- Condensing device and heat pump system comprising same20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243480 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hydraulic fracturing system and method179US 9,840,897 B22017
- Heat engine system including an integrated cooling circuit75US 10,024,198 B2Echogen Power Systems, LLC · 2018
- Cooling system for electronic device74US 5,535,818 AFujitsu Limited · 1996
- Heat exchanger with transpired, highly porous fins70US 6,378,605 B1Midwest Research Institute · 2002
- Liquid desiccant air conditioner67US 6,216,483 B1Fedders Corporation · 2001