Y10T 137/206
Flow affected by fluid contact, energy field or coanda effect [e.g., pure
Official title: Flow affected by fluid contact, energy field or coanda effect [e.g., pure fluid device or system]
Y10T137/206 (Flow affected by fluid contact, energy field or coanda effect [e.g., pure) appears on 1,587 US grants and 1,599 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y10T- Granted patents
- 1,587
- Published applications
- 1,599
- Assignees
- 788
- Inventors
- 2,699
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 46 | 0 |
| 1977 | 21 | 0 |
| 1978 | 18 | 0 |
| 1979 | 15 | 0 |
| 1980 | 33 | 0 |
| 1981 | 23 | 0 |
| 1982 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | 18 | 0 |
| 1984 | 18 | 0 |
| 1985 | 24 | 0 |
| 1986 | 18 | 0 |
| 1987 | 17 | 0 |
| 1988 | 16 | 0 |
| 1989 | 29 | 0 |
| 1990 | 17 | 0 |
| 1991 | 17 | 0 |
| 1992 | 13 | 0 |
| 1993 | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 21 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25 | 0 |
| 2001 | 27 | 12 |
| 2002 | 36 | 48 |
| 2003 | 43 | 56 |
| 2004 | 38 | 59 |
| 2005 | 41 | 61 |
| 2006 | 55 | 66 |
| 2007 | 35 | 60 |
| 2008 | 27 | 114 |
| 2009 | 38 | 105 |
| 2010 | 71 | 106 |
| 2011 | 77 | 439 |
| 2012 | 102 | 141 |
| 2013 | 141 | 85 |
| 2014 | 94 | 92 |
| 2015 | 91 | 69 |
| 2016 | 60 | 24 |
| 2017 | 50 | 15 |
| 2018 | 18 | 5 |
| 2019 | 18 | 9 |
| 2020 | 10 | 6 |
| 2021 | 9 | 5 |
| 2022 | 8 | 5 |
| 2023 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- Y10T 137/218Means to regulate or vary operation of device645
- Y10T 137/2224Structure of body of device416
- Y10T 137/2087Means to cause rotational flow of fluid [e.g., vortex generator]322
- Y10T 137/2076Utilizing diverse fluids164
- Y10T 137/2229Device including passages having v over t configuration148
- Y10T 137/2082Utilizing particular fluid131
- Y10T 137/212System comprising plural fluidic devices or stages123
- Y10T 137/2065Responsive to condition external of system76
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By later US patents
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