Y02E 20/18
Integrated gasification combined cycle [igcc]
Official title: Integrated gasification combined cycle [IGCC], e.g. combined with carbon capture and storage [CCS]
Y02E20/18 (Integrated gasification combined cycle [igcc]) appears on 1,261 US grants and 1,274 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y02E- Granted patents
- 1,261
- Published applications
- 1,274
- Assignees
- 449
- Inventors
- 2,228
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 15 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 20 | 0 |
| 1995 | 19 | 0 |
| 1996 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | 24 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 |
| 1999 | 20 | 0 |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | 6 |
| 2002 | 14 | 14 |
| 2003 | 16 | 10 |
| 2004 | 12 | 20 |
| 2005 | 10 | 10 |
| 2006 | 8 | 14 |
| 2007 | 5 | 53 |
| 2008 | 10 | 61 |
| 2009 | 20 | 101 |
| 2010 | 39 | 129 |
| 2011 | 52 | 136 |
| 2012 | 66 | 116 |
| 2013 | 105 | 102 |
| 2014 | 90 | 132 |
| 2015 | 105 | 73 |
| 2016 | 95 | 55 |
| 2017 | 73 | 46 |
| 2018 | 34 | 29 |
| 2019 | 42 | 32 |
| 2020 | 41 | 38 |
| 2021 | 33 | 42 |
| 2022 | 32 | 24 |
| 2023 | 21 | 12 |
| 2024 | 17 | 9 |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 |
| 2026 | 5 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Flake-like composition and flake-like composition production method21 Jul 2026US 12,686,040 B2Nippon Fiber Corporation
- Human machine interface generation for industrial monitoring28 Apr 2026US 12,613,617 B2Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
- Process and system for converting waste plastic into power17 Mar 2026US 12,577,480 B2University of South Africa
- Composite tube and welded joint17 Mar 2026US 12,577,646 B2Nippon Steel Corporation
- Methods and apparatus for solid carbonaceous materials reformation24 Feb 2026US 12,559,682 B2Thermo Technologies, LLC
- Coaxially stacked coaxial fuel gasifier23 Apr 2026US 2026/0109906 A1Alchemist Material Corporation
- Carbon dioxide and sulfur oxide capture and carbon resource conversion system for integrated gasification combined cycle4 Sep 2025US 2025/0276278 A1Lowcarbon Co., Ltd.
- Quench device and mixing method for improving mixing effect of quench gas and synthesis gas4 Sep 2025US 2025/0276294 A1Huaneng (Tianjin) Gas Power Co., Ltd.
- Method of generating gas turbine fuel and gas turbine system14 Aug 2025US 2025/0256959 A1Amtech Corporation
- Integrated gasification and power generation system and methods of use31 Jul 2025US 2025/0243824 A1Arbor Energy and Resources Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of power generation via coal gasification and liquid hydrocarbon synthesis315US 3,986,349 AChevron Research Company · 1976
- Medium-load power-generating plant with integrated coal gasification plant287US 4,608,818 AKraftwerk Union Aktiengesellschaft · 1986
- Coal gasification power generation plant280US 4,442,665 AGeneral Electric Company · 1984
- Power plant with carbon dioxide capture and zero pollutant emissions254US 5,724,805 AUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell · 1998
- Solid-fueled power generation system with carbon dioxide sequestration and method therefor203US 6,148,602 ANorther Research & Engineering Corporation · 2000