Y02W 30/50
Reuse, recycling or recovery technologies
Y02W30/50 (Reuse, recycling or recovery technologies) appears on 15,709 US grants and 15,923 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y02W- Granted patents
- 15,709
- Published applications
- 15,923
- Assignees
- 7,933
- Inventors
- 34,202
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 156 | 0 |
| 1977 | 184 | 0 |
| 1978 | 173 | 0 |
| 1979 | 124 | 0 |
| 1980 | 143 | 0 |
| 1981 | 154 | 0 |
| 1982 | 136 | 0 |
| 1983 | 120 | 0 |
| 1984 | 132 | 0 |
| 1985 | 118 | 0 |
| 1986 | 118 | 0 |
| 1987 | 124 | 0 |
| 1988 | 127 | 0 |
| 1989 | 158 | 0 |
| 1990 | 150 | 0 |
| 1991 | 182 | 0 |
| 1992 | 260 | 0 |
| 1993 | 327 | 0 |
| 1994 | 391 | 0 |
| 1995 | 327 | 0 |
| 1996 | 364 | 0 |
| 1997 | 337 | 0 |
| 1998 | 382 | 0 |
| 1999 | 360 | 0 |
| 2000 | 297 | 0 |
| 2001 | 307 | 96 |
| 2002 | 308 | 308 |
| 2003 | 277 | 380 |
| 2004 | 265 | 392 |
| 2005 | 197 | 408 |
| 2006 | 202 | 429 |
| 2007 | 195 | 418 |
| 2008 | 194 | 431 |
| 2009 | 204 | 503 |
| 2010 | 321 | 496 |
| 2011 | 324 | 542 |
| 2012 | 358 | 559 |
| 2013 | 407 | 558 |
| 2014 | 381 | 615 |
| 2015 | 437 | 584 |
| 2016 | 395 | 580 |
| 2017 | 414 | 599 |
| 2018 | 437 | 621 |
| 2019 | 512 | 699 |
| 2020 | 556 | 736 |
| 2021 | 536 | 873 |
| 2022 | 524 | 962 |
| 2023 | 704 | 1386 |
| 2024 | 727 | 1217 |
| 2025 | 766 | 898 |
| 2026 | 417 | 633 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- Y02W 30/62Plastics recycling4,808
- Y02W 30/91Use of waste materials as fillers for mortars or concrete4,768
- Y02W 30/80Packaging reuse or recycling1,868
- Y02W 30/64Paper recycling1,192
- Y02W 30/52Mechanical processing of waste for the recovery of materials1,172
- Y02W 30/84Recycling of batteries or fuel cells893
- Y02W 30/82Recycling of waste of electrical or electronic equipment [weee]527
- Y02W 30/74Recovery of fats, fatty oils, fatty acids or other fatty substances428
Recent patents
- Application for device evaluation and other processes associated with device recycling6 Oct 2026US 12,755,254 B2ecoATM, LLC
- Credential handling of an IoT safe applet6 Oct 2026US 12,757,025 B2Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
- Method for producing a partially recycled polyaryletherketone powder by sintering29 Sep 2026US 12,746,718 B2Arkema France
- Method for manufacturing polyester film having laminated structure29 Sep 2026US 12,747,326 B2Nan Ya Plastics Corporation
- System for demolition of blade of wind turbine and related method22 Sep 2026US 12,741,303 B2J.H. Fletcher & Co.
- Process and System for Producing Pulp, Energy, and Bioderivatives from Plant-Based and Recycled Materials10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264040 A1Circ, LLC
- Classifier for positive electrode active material and method for regenerating lithium precursor by using same10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265070 A1SK Innovation Co., Ltd.
- Biocementation mixture for dust control and related applications10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265130 A1Bind-X International GmbH
- Catalytic depolymerisation of polymeric materials10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265630 A1GreenMantra Recycling Technologies Ltd.
- Opposed cutting machine for end-of-life automotive tires27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249368 A1Suzhou City University
Most cited
By later US patents
- Battery disposal and collection apparatus1,038US 5,651,821 ARicoh Company, Ltd. · 1997
- Complete discharge device for lithium battery1,037US 6,270,916 B1Alcatel · 2001
- Compositions and methods for cementing using elastic particles353US 6,508,305 B1BJ Services Company · 2003
- High temperature wellbore cement slurry319US 5,226,961 AShell Oil Company · 1993
- Articles of manufacture and methods for manufacturing laminate structures including inorganically filled sheets312US 5,830,548 AE. Khashoggi Industries · 1998