Y02W 30/52
Mechanical processing of waste for the recovery of materials
Official title: Mechanical processing of waste for the recovery of materials, e.g. crushing, shredding, separation or disassembly
Y02W30/52 (Mechanical processing of waste for the recovery of materials) appears on 1,172 US grants and 815 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y02W- Granted patents
- 1,172
- Published applications
- 815
- Assignees
- 750
- Inventors
- 2,061
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2023 | 30 | 54 |
| 2024 | 37 | 25 |
| 2025 | 31 | 18 |
| 2026 | 14 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- 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.
- Processing method for electronic/electric device component waste25 Aug 2026US 12,715,026 B2JX Advanced Metals Corporation
- Food waste disposer11 Aug 2026US 12,702,986 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Methods for manufacturing bulked continuous filament from recycled pet9 Jun 2026US 12,649,261 B2Aladdin Manufacturing Corporation
- Method for the separation and recovery of plastics and contaminants through multi-stage separation process13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233268 A1
- Method and Apparatus for Producing Fine Rubber Powder from Waste Tires9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192492 A1Qingdao Goldenway Resource & Technology Co., Ltd.
- Sorting system, sorting method, and non-transitory computer readable medium25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175261 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Chemical recycling of plastic dry fines25 Jun 2026US 2026/0176441 A1Eastman Chemical Company
- Food waste disposer12 Mar 2026US 2026/0070065 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Carpet and techniques for making and recycling same113US 5,240,530 ATennessee Valley Performance Products, Inc. · 1993
- Automobile shredder residue-synthetic plastic material composite, and method for preparing the same102US 5,503,788 A1996
- Recycling system100US 5,143,308 APlastic Recycling Alliance, LP · 1992
- Process for recovering carbon black and hydrocarbons from used tires91US 4,284,616 AIntenco, Inc. · 1981
- Apparatus for processing medical waste91US 5,106,594 AStericycle, Inc. · 1992