Y02E 20/12
Heat utilisation in combustion or incineration of waste
Y02E20/12 (Heat utilisation in combustion or incineration of waste) appears on 837 US grants and 818 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y02E- Granted patents
- 837
- Published applications
- 818
- Assignees
- 546
- Inventors
- 1,708
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
Filings by year
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| 2000 | 27 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | 6 |
| 2002 | 19 | 22 |
| 2003 | 14 | 19 |
| 2004 | 23 | 34 |
| 2005 | 19 | 34 |
| 2006 | 17 | 25 |
| 2007 | 16 | 29 |
| 2008 | 12 | 24 |
| 2009 | 11 | 43 |
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| 2019 | 30 | 22 |
| 2020 | 30 | 26 |
| 2021 | 26 | 38 |
| 2022 | 23 | 30 |
| 2023 | 15 | 28 |
| 2024 | 24 | 16 |
| 2025 | 17 | 6 |
| 2026 | 8 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Thermal sludge to energy transformer14 Jul 2026US 12,680,695 B2Gate 5 Energy Partners, Inc.
- Afterburners including methods of making and operating7 Jul 2026US 12,676,325 B2WATT Fuel Cell Corp.
- Method and apparatus for heating fluids in processes related to refining and petrochemical industries using rotary generated thermal energy9 Jun 2026US 12,649,689 B2Coolbrook Oy
- Industrial solid waste incinerator and flue gas treatment apparatus28 Apr 2026US 12,613,032 B2Zhejiang Weiming Environment Protection Co., Ltd.
- Incineration system21 Apr 2026US 12,607,351 B2
- Afterburners including methods of making and operating1 Oct 2026US 2026/0302276 A1WATT Fuel Cell Corp.
- Baler boiler apparatus and method4 Jun 2026US 2026/0153050 A1
- System and method for enhanced petroleum product recovery9 Apr 2026US 2026/0098461 A1Lion Fuel Resources, LLC
- System and Method for Pyrolysis26 Mar 2026US 2026/0085243 A1Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
- Systems and methods for managing and utilizing excess corn residue5 Jun 2025US 2025/0180206 A1Biomass Products, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- In situ soil decontamination method and apparatus226US 5,011,329 AHrubetz Exploration Company · 1991
- Indirectly heated thermochemical reactor apparatus and processes143US 5,059,404 AManufacturing and Technology Conversion International, Inc. · 1991
- Non-recovery coke oven gas combustion system135US 5,968,320 AStelco Inc. · 1999
- Processing methods for the oxidation of organics in supercritical water132US 4,338,199 AModar, Inc. · 1982
- Process for detoxifying waste materials by steam reformation through endothermic gasification reactions104US 6,149,765 AManufacturing and Technology Conversion International, Inc. · 2000