CPC Main Group
B05B 1/00 Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means (B05B3/00, B05B5/00, B05B7/00 take precedence; devices for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces by contact B05C; nozzles for ink-jet printing mechanisms B41J2/135; nozzles for liquid-dispensing, e.g. in vehicle service stations, B67D7/42)
12 direct subcodes
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- B05B 1/02 designed to produce a jet, spray, or other discharge of particular shape or nature, e.g. in single drops, (B05B1/26, B05B1/28, B05B1/34 take precedence)
- B05B 1/12 capable of producing different kinds of discharge, e.g. either jet or spray (having selectively-effective outlets B05B1/16)
- B05B 1/14 with multiple outlet openings (B05B1/02, B05B1/26 take precedence); with strainers in or outside the outlet opening
- B05B 1/22 Spouts (anti-splash devices for water-taps E03C1/08)
- B05B 1/24 incorporating means for heating the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. electrically
- B05B 1/26 with means for mechanically breaking-up or deflecting the jet after discharge, e.g. with fixed deflectors; Breaking-up the discharged liquid or other fluent material by impinging jets
- B05B 1/28 with integral means for shielding the discharged liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to limit area of spray; with integral means for catching drips or collecting surplus liquid or other fluent material
- B05B 1/30 designed to control volume of flow, e.g. with adjustable passages
- B05B 1/34 designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl (designed to control volume of flow B05B1/30)
- B05B 1/36 Outlets for discharging by overflow
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B05, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 1,265
- DUERR SYSTEMS DE 1,191
- TOKYO ELECTRON JP 1,157
- BASF COATINGS (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK COATINGS) DE 972
- APTAR FRANCE FR 848
- PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO US 838
- P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 763
- NORDSON CORPORATION US 761
- LG CHEM KR 695
- GRACO MINNESOTA US 691