Cleaning of internal or external surfaces of heat-exchange or heat-transfer conduits
Official title: CLEANING OF INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL SURFACES OF HEAT-EXCHANGE OR HEAT-TRANSFER CONDUITS, e.g. WATER TUBES OR BOILERS (cleaning pipes or tubes in general B08B9/02; devices or arrangements for removing water, minerals, or sludge from boilers while the boiler is in operation, or which remain in position while the boiler is in operation, or are specifically adapted to boilers without any other utility F22B37/48; removal or treatment of combustion products or combustion residues F23J; removing ice from heat-exchange apparatus F28F17/00)
F28G (Cleaning of internal or external surfaces of heat-exchange or heat-transfer conduits) appears on 1,463 US grants and 1,078 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F28G- Granted patents
- 1,463
- Published applications
- 1,078
- Assignees
- 780
- Inventors
- 2,652
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 15 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | 14 | 0 |
| 1980 | 19 | 0 |
| 1981 | 24 | 0 |
| 1982 | 29 | 0 |
| 1983 | 38 | 0 |
| 1984 | 19 | 0 |
| 1985 | 33 | 0 |
| 1986 | 40 | 0 |
| 1987 | 30 | 0 |
| 1988 | 21 | 0 |
| 1989 | 29 | 0 |
| 1990 | 20 | 0 |
| 1991 | 30 | 0 |
| 1992 | 27 | 0 |
| 1993 | 32 | 0 |
| 1994 | 32 | 0 |
| 1995 | 27 | 0 |
| 1996 | 35 | 0 |
| 1997 | 26 | 0 |
| 1998 | 29 | 0 |
| 1999 | 23 | 0 |
| 2000 | 22 | 0 |
| 2001 | 27 | 9 |
| 2002 | 14 | 21 |
| 2003 | 19 | 18 |
| 2004 | 24 | 24 |
| 2005 | 16 | 38 |
| 2006 | 21 | 32 |
| 2007 | 9 | 21 |
| 2008 | 16 | 39 |
| 2009 | 15 | 44 |
| 2010 | 19 | 49 |
| 2011 | 29 | 58 |
| 2012 | 30 | 45 |
| 2013 | 30 | 43 |
| 2014 | 37 | 41 |
| 2015 | 32 | 44 |
| 2016 | 40 | 63 |
| 2017 | 42 | 61 |
| 2018 | 51 | 70 |
| 2019 | 55 | 52 |
| 2020 | 50 | 51 |
| 2021 | 38 | 45 |
| 2022 | 51 | 61 |
| 2023 | 45 | 50 |
| 2024 | 38 | 39 |
| 2025 | 48 | 32 |
| 2026 | 24 | 28 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
- F28G 1/00Non-rotary656
- F28G 15/00Details507
- F28G 9/00Cleaning by flushing or washing397
- F28G 3/00Rotary appliances200
- F28G 7/00Cleaning by vibration or pressure waves182
- F28G 13/00Appliances or processes not covered by groups f28g1/00 - f28g11/00132
- F28G 5/00Cleaning by distortion10
- F28G 11/00Cleaning by combustion8
Recent patents
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- Method for preventing contamination in heat exchangers8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309436 A1Kiturami Co., Ltd.
- Heat transfer system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287285 A1Bradford White Corporation
- Economizers for waste heat recovery systems27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251406 A1Scope Technology and Manufacturing, LLC
- Wastewater heat exchanger27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251411 A1
- Method of operating a lance cleaning machine using multiple modes20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243525 A1Stoneage, Inc.
Most cited
- Method of monitoring condenser performance and system therefor86US 4,390,058 AHitachi, Ltd. · 1983
- Methods of simultaneously cleaning and disinfecting industrial water systems66US 6,840,251 B2Nalco Company · 2005
- Heat exchanger exchange-tube cleaning lance positioning system62US 6,681,839 B12004
- Sludge measuring apparatus and ultrasonic probe assembly therefor60US 4,355,536 AWestinghouse Electric Corp. · 1982
- Economizer with soot blower59US 4,407,237 AApplied Engineering Co. · 1983