G01N 17/008
Monitoring fouling
Official title: {Monitoring fouling}
G01N17/008 (Monitoring fouling) appears on 178 US grants and 210 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01N- Granted patents
- 178
- Published applications
- 210
- Assignees
- 149
- Inventors
- 585
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 6 | 4 |
| 2003 | 0 | 6 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | 4 | 5 |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 | 7 |
| 2009 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011 | 3 | 7 |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 |
| 2013 | 6 | 5 |
| 2014 | 3 | 17 |
| 2015 | 13 | 10 |
| 2016 | 4 | 14 |
| 2017 | 9 | 14 |
| 2018 | 8 | 10 |
| 2019 | 11 | 12 |
| 2020 | 10 | 21 |
| 2021 | 11 | 13 |
| 2022 | 9 | 11 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 |
| 2024 | 13 | 6 |
| 2025 | 10 | 7 |
| 2026 | 2 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- System and method for evaluation of the deposition in tubes of the furnaces of a delayed coking unit16 Jun 2026US 12,656,224 B2Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras
- Methods and systems for sensor fouling mitigation10 Feb 2026US 12,545,597 B2Smartwash Solutions, LLC
- Evaluation method for corrosion damage evolution of underwater concrete structures12 Aug 2025US 12,385,823 B2Hohai University
- Systems and methods for detecting the presence of deposits in fluid flow conduits1 Jul 2025US 12,347,703 B2Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company
- Cooling water monitoring and control system13 May 2025US 12,298,093 B2Ecolab USA Inc.
- Heat exchanger state sensing apparatus and method of use thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309435 A1
- In-line solids deposition sensor6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227352 A1The University of Western Australia
- Method and Apparatus for Monitoring Corrosion Under Insulation16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202312 A1
- Biocolonisation sensor2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185954 A1
- Corrosion prediction method25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177473 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method to monitor and control chemical treatment of petroleum, petrochemical and processes with on-line quartz crystal microbalance sensors105US 5,734,098 ANalco/Exxon Energy Chemicals, L. P. · 1998
- Method and apparatus for evaluating heat exchanger efficiency43US 5,248,198 A1993
- Method and apparatus for detecting and measuring scale42US 4,138,878 ARohrback Corporation · 1979
- Fouling monitoring apparatus of heat exchanger and method thereof28US 5,992,505 AKorea Electric Power Corporation · 1999
- Method for measuring the rate of a fouling reaction induced by heat transfer using a piezoelectric microbalance26US 6,250,140 B1Nalco Chemical Company · 2001