Y02W 30/62
Plastics recycling
Official title: Plastics recycling; Rubber recycling
Y02W30/62 (Plastics recycling) appears on 4,808 US grants and 5,140 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y02W- Granted patents
- 4,808
- Published applications
- 5,140
- Assignees
- 2,778
- Inventors
- 11,577
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 45 | 0 |
| 1977 | 60 | 0 |
| 1978 | 49 | 0 |
| 1979 | 45 | 0 |
| 1980 | 40 | 0 |
| 1981 | 37 | 0 |
| 1982 | 34 | 0 |
| 1983 | 32 | 0 |
| 1984 | 43 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 79 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 130 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 113 | 0 |
| 1998 | 130 | 0 |
| 1999 | 130 | 0 |
| 2000 | 103 | 0 |
| 2001 | 101 | 34 |
| 2002 | 103 | 114 |
| 2003 | 113 | 120 |
| 2004 | 94 | 132 |
| 2005 | 65 | 126 |
| 2006 | 81 | 131 |
| 2007 | 68 | 114 |
| 2008 | 57 | 105 |
| 2009 | 69 | 140 |
| 2010 | 90 | 117 |
| 2011 | 92 | 140 |
| 2012 | 91 | 127 |
| 2013 | 102 | 148 |
| 2014 | 85 | 171 |
| 2015 | 120 | 154 |
| 2016 | 99 | 137 |
| 2017 | 111 | 148 |
| 2018 | 99 | 144 |
| 2019 | 123 | 189 |
| 2020 | 138 | 186 |
| 2021 | 144 | 288 |
| 2022 | 140 | 373 |
| 2023 | 225 | 577 |
| 2024 | 256 | 530 |
| 2025 | 312 | 411 |
| 2026 | 192 | 284 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- 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.
- System and a method for classifying a sample into one of at least two types of polyamide1 Sep 2026US 12,723,979 B2Trinamix 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
- Process and apparatus for increasing intrinsic viscosity of polycondensates27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249517 A1EREMA Engineering Recycling Maschinen und Anlagen Gesellschaft m.b.H.
- Recycling of self-sealing tyres27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249519 A1Dow Global Technologies LLC
- Recycling method, corresponding installation, composition and tyres27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249520 A1E.T.I.A.—Evaluation Technologique, Ingenierie Et Applications
Most cited
By later US patents
- Dissolution and processing of cellulose using ionic liquids152US 6,824,599 B2University of Alabama · 2004
- Process for making molded or extruded objects from waste containing plastic materials151US 4,968,463 AOTVD (Omnium de Traitements et de Valorisation des dechets) · 1990
- Automated recycling machine151US 5,111,927 A1992
- Method and device for sorting materials142US 5,794,788 A1998
- System for making synthetic wood products from recycled materials133US 5,088,910 AAdvanced Environmental Recycling Technologies, Inc. · 1992