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'''List of steam technology patents'''.  This is a list of [[patent]]s <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://worldwide.espacenet.com/|title=Espacenet – patent search|website=worldwide.espacenet.com}}</ref> relating to [[steam engine]]s, [[steam locomotive]]s, [[boiler]]s, [[steam accumulator]]s, [[Surface condenser|condensers]], etc.

==Belgian patents==
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=0&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19860818&CC=BE&NR=904602A1&KC=A1 BE 904602 (A1)], 1986, Boiler fed water heater - has flue gas closed-circuit heat exchanger contg. pure water with self-regulating operation

==British patents==
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=1&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=18971016&CC=GB&NR=189718087A&KC=A GB 189718087 (A)], 1897, Improvements in means for providing for the free circulation of air in steam cylinders when the pistons are running and the steam cut off    
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=12&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=18991202&CC=GB&NR=189921940A&KC=A GB 189921940 (A)], 1899, Improvements in feed water purifiers and heaters for steam generators   
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=10&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=18991216&CC=GB&NR=189922137A&KC=A GB 189922137 (A)], 1899, Improvement in rotary steam engines   
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=1&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=18991230&CC=GB&NR=189923234A&KC=A GB 189923234 (A)], 1899, Improvements in steam generators  
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=1&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19010216&CC=GB&NR=190006487A&KC=A GB 190006487 (A)], 1901, An improvement in starting valves for compound steam engines
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=0&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19011102&CC=GB&NR=190022906A&KC=A GB 190022906 (A)], 1901, Improvements in valves for use in compound locomotives and other compound engines   
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=8&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19051019&CC=GB&NR=190504645A&KC=A GB 190504645 (A)], 1905, Improvements relating to the working of compound engines and in regulator valves therefor   
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=10&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19060628&CC=GB&NR=190516372A&KC=A GB 190516372 (A)], 1906, Improvements in valve gear for locomotives or similar coupled steam engines   
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=11&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19070131&CC=GB&NR=190604729A&KC=A GB 190604729 (A)], 1907, Improvements in locomotive superheaters   
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=12&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19070307&CC=GB&NR=190605839A&KC=A GB 190605839 (A)], 1907, Combined spark arrester and ash ejector for locomotive engines   
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=4&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19140924&CC=GB&NR=191321689A&KC=A GB 191321689 (A)], 1914, Improvements in and relating to power systems  
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?FT=D&date=19190424&DB=EPODOC&locale=en_EP&CC=GB&NR=125433A&KC=A GB 125433 (A)], 1919, Improvements in or relating to fireless steam locomotives and engines
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?FT=D&date=19250610&DB=EPODOC&locale=en_EP&CC=GB&NR=235249A&KC=A GB 235249 (A)], 1925, Improvements in closed cycle steam power installations
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=28&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19360423&CC=GB&NR=446060A&KC=A GB 446060 (A)], 1936, Improvements in or relating to steam power plants comprising feedwater heaters and hot-water accumulators   
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=27&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19360423&CC=GB&NR=446061A&KC=A GB 446061 (A)], 1936, Improvements in or relating to steam plants including hot-water accumulators
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=2&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19400613&CC=GB&NR=522279A&KC=A GB 522279 (A)], 1940, Improvements in or relating to plant for operating fireless locomotives
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=10&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19411208&CC=GB&NR=541689A&KC=A GB 541689 (A)], 1941, Improvements in or relating to steam generators
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=1&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19490708&CC=GB&NR=626087A&KC=A GB 626087 (A)],  1949, Improvements in or relating to the conversion of fired locomotives into fireless locomotives   
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=9&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19490916&CC=GB&NR=629296A&KC=A GB 629296 (A)], 1949, Improvements in or relating to apparatus for electrically heating high-pressure steam generators or high-pressure steam accumulators   
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=8&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19500322&CC=GB&NR=634497A&KC=A GB 634497 (A)], 1950, Improvements in or relating to fireless locomotives having high pressure steam accumulators   
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=7&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19500426&CC=GB&NR=636122A&KC=A GB 636122 (A)], 1950, Improvements in or relating to charging cranes for fireless locomotives   
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=0&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19500524&CC=GB&NR=637797A&KC=A GB 637797 (A)], 1950, Improvements in or relating to throttle valves for high-pressure steam accumulator fireless locomotives
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=6&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19500712&CC=GB&NR=639989A&KC=A GB 639989 (A)], 1950, Improvements in or relating to the arrangement of controls in the cabs of fireless locomotives   
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=5&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19500712&CC=GB&NR=640235A&KC=A GB 640235 (A)], 1950, Improvements in or relating to high pressure steam accumulator locomotives 
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=3&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19551019&CC=GB&NR=738935A&KC=A GB 738935 (A)], 1955, Fireless steam-driven vehicle
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=13&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19620207&CC=GB&NR=888793A&KC=A GB 888793 (A)], 1962,  Solid fuel grates for locomotive fire boxes
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=16&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19630626&CC=GB&NR=929486A&KC=A GB 929486 (A)], 1963, Means for supplying solid fuel to locomotive fire boxes

==Canadian patents==
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=2&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19921009&CC=CA&NR=2039935A1&KC=A1 CA 2039935 (A1)], 1992, Electrical steam locomotive

==French patents==
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=0&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19880701&CC=FR&NR=2609152A1&KC=A1 FR 2609152 (A1)], 1988, Removable furnace body, burning poor-grade (lean) fuel, for an industrial generator

==German patents==
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=0&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19900726&CC=DE&NR=4005467A1&KC=A1 DE 4005467 (A1)], 1990, Blast pipe for steam locomotive - has control systems for varying pipe opening
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=1&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19941013&CC=DE&NR=4311775A1&KC=A1 DE 4311775 (A1)], 1994, Feedwater-preheater construction for preheating temperatures above 100 deg C for steam generators, in particular locomotive-type boilers
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=1&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19990715&CC=DE&NR=19746384A1&KC=A1 DE 19746384 (A1)], 1999, Steam locomotive with steam storage boiler coupled to running gear, and used for shunting and industrial purposes

==Japanese patents==
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=15&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19960604&CC=JP&NR=8144702A&KC=A JP 8144702 (A)], 1996, Rotary steam engine

==Russian patents==
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=9&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=20110620&CC=RU&NR=2421619C1&KC=C1 RU 2421619 (C1)], 2011, Method of operating steam locomotive tandem compound steam engine

==US patents==
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=1&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19840117&CC=US&NR=4425763A&KC=A US 4425763 (A)], 1984, Coal-fired steam locomotive 
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=9&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19870106&CC=US&NR=4633818A&KC=A US 4633818 (A)], 1987, Mobile coal-fired fluidized bed power unit 
* [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=31&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=20110728&CC=US&NR=2011180024A1&KC=A1 US 2011180024 (A1)], 2011, Steam boiler with radiants

==References==
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