Y02P 20/10
Process efficiency
Y02P20/10 (Process efficiency) appears on 6,979 US grants and 7,373 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y02P- Granted patents
- 6,979
- Published applications
- 7,373
- Assignees
- 2,918
- Inventors
- 15,361
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 36 | 0 |
| 1977 | 58 | 0 |
| 1978 | 50 | 0 |
| 1979 | 42 | 0 |
| 1980 | 68 | 0 |
| 1981 | 62 | 0 |
| 1982 | 62 | 0 |
| 1983 | 63 | 0 |
| 1984 | 86 | 0 |
| 1985 | 74 | 0 |
| 1986 | 60 | 0 |
| 1987 | 62 | 0 |
| 1988 | 44 | 0 |
| 1989 | 45 | 0 |
| 1990 | 58 | 0 |
| 1991 | 69 | 0 |
| 1992 | 60 | 0 |
| 1993 | 71 | 0 |
| 1994 | 76 | 0 |
| 1995 | 59 | 0 |
| 1996 | 66 | 0 |
| 1997 | 83 | 0 |
| 1998 | 93 | 0 |
| 1999 | 95 | 0 |
| 2000 | 111 | 0 |
| 2001 | 106 | 23 |
| 2002 | 103 | 138 |
| 2003 | 101 | 170 |
| 2004 | 113 | 239 |
| 2005 | 87 | 195 |
| 2006 | 152 | 189 |
| 2007 | 120 | 230 |
| 2008 | 102 | 279 |
| 2009 | 150 | 331 |
| 2010 | 191 | 388 |
| 2011 | 215 | 405 |
| 2012 | 247 | 379 |
| 2013 | 280 | 413 |
| 2014 | 283 | 409 |
| 2015 | 301 | 369 |
| 2016 | 341 | 347 |
| 2017 | 307 | 335 |
| 2018 | 269 | 316 |
| 2019 | 303 | 319 |
| 2020 | 287 | 321 |
| 2021 | 222 | 326 |
| 2022 | 215 | 339 |
| 2023 | 261 | 413 |
| 2024 | 234 | 264 |
| 2025 | 225 | 154 |
| 2026 | 111 | 82 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Photovoltaic power generation systems and methods regarding same8 Sep 2026US 12,732,131 B2Brilliant Light Power, 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
- Environmentally friendly, efficient and low-cost method for preparing physical foaming materials25 Aug 2026US 12,715,972 B2Jiangsu Daimaoniu New Material Technology Co., Ltd.
- Separator for water electrolysis25 Aug 2026US 12,716,140 B2Agfa-Gevaert
- Power generation and methods regarding same24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286883 A1Brilliant Light Power, Inc.
- Waste heat utilization-based bioelectrochemical ammonia recovery stack system and ammonia recovery method27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250860 A1Tianjin University
- Energy supply system for coupling to a wind turbine used in island mode, and method for supplying the wind turbine with solar energy27 Aug 2026US 2026/0254396 A1Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
- Carbon micro-plant20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241367 A1Carbon Technology Holdings, LLC
- Sorbent-enhanced processes for the reaction of fuel to produce hydrogen and related systems20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242220 A1Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Most cited
By later US patents
- Steam reformer with internal hydrogen purification533US 5,861,137 A1999
- Process for the sensitization of an oxidation/reduction photocatalyst, and photocatalyst thus obtained420US 4,684,537 AR. E. Stiftung · 1987
- Method of power generation via coal gasification and liquid hydrocarbon synthesis315US 3,986,349 AChevron Research Company · 1976
- Process for converting gas to liquids294US 6,172,124 B2Sybtroleum Corporation · 2001
- Process for producing methanol292US 4,277,416 AAminoil, USA, Inc. · 1981