Y02E 50/10
Biofuels
Official title: Biofuels, e.g. bio-diesel
Y02E50/10 (Biofuels) appears on 8,892 US grants and 12,612 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y02E- Granted patents
- 8,892
- Published applications
- 12,612
- Assignees
- 3,710
- Inventors
- 17,271
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | 19 | 0 |
| 1978 | 17 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 19 | 0 |
| 1981 | 39 | 0 |
| 1982 | 55 | 0 |
| 1983 | 34 | 0 |
| 1984 | 45 | 0 |
| 1985 | 34 | 0 |
| 1986 | 30 | 0 |
| 1987 | 30 | 0 |
| 1988 | 27 | 0 |
| 1989 | 46 | 0 |
| 1990 | 25 | 0 |
| 1991 | 32 | 0 |
| 1992 | 24 | 0 |
| 1993 | 23 | 0 |
| 1994 | 27 | 0 |
| 1995 | 24 | 0 |
| 1996 | 32 | 0 |
| 1997 | 25 | 0 |
| 1998 | 52 | 0 |
| 1999 | 40 | 0 |
| 2000 | 47 | 0 |
| 2001 | 31 | 14 |
| 2002 | 37 | 63 |
| 2003 | 38 | 96 |
| 2004 | 33 | 110 |
| 2005 | 39 | 145 |
| 2006 | 60 | 183 |
| 2007 | 70 | 270 |
| 2008 | 91 | 386 |
| 2009 | 136 | 590 |
| 2010 | 186 | 800 |
| 2011 | 314 | 973 |
| 2012 | 505 | 930 |
| 2013 | 626 | 931 |
| 2014 | 690 | 1026 |
| 2015 | 640 | 887 |
| 2016 | 642 | 800 |
| 2017 | 585 | 658 |
| 2018 | 567 | 539 |
| 2019 | 499 | 567 |
| 2020 | 477 | 482 |
| 2021 | 407 | 551 |
| 2022 | 362 | 410 |
| 2023 | 356 | 475 |
| 2024 | 294 | 347 |
| 2025 | 299 | 257 |
| 2026 | 141 | 122 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Heterogeneous catalyst for transesterification and method of preparing same6 Oct 2026US RE51,051 E1Crystaphase Products, Inc.
- High-carbon biogenic reagents and uses thereof1 Sep 2026US 12,723,211 B2Carbon Technology Holdings, LLC
- Nitrates of ethers of glycerol and ethanol as diesel cetane improvers and the production process of the same25 Aug 2026US 12,715,836 B2Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras
- High shear mixer25 Aug 2026US 12,716,048 B2LucasE3, L.C.
- Methods and systems for producing organic compounds in a subterranean environment25 Aug 2026US 12,716,334 B2Cemvita Factory, Inc.
- Process and System for Producing Pulp, Energy, and Bioderivatives from Plant-Based and Recycled Materials10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264040 A1Circ, LLC
- Processes for producing industrial products from plant lipids27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250598 A1Nuseed Global Innovation Ltd.
- Plants with modified traits27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250700 A1Nuseed Global Innovation Ltd.
- Biofuel production27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250726 A1
- Biochar-infused wood fiber bedding20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240107 A1Musser Biomass and Wood Products, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electro-mechanical interfaces to mount robotic surgical arms470US 7,762,825 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2010
- Production of hydrocarbons with a relatively high cetane rating284US 4,992,605 A1991
- Process for producing ethanol284US 6,509,180 B1ZeaChem, Inc. · 2003
- Apparatus for surgical systems with electro-mechanical interfaces to mount robotic surgical arms276US 8,585,420 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2013
- Surgical system with electro-mechanical interfaces to mount robotic surgical arms273US 8,066,524 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2011