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B05B 11/1057

Full Title

Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use > characterised by the means producing the flow > Pump arrangements for transferring the contents from the container to a pump chamber by a sucking effect and forcing the contents out through the dispensing nozzle

Filing statistics

CPC B05B 11/1057 belongs to the parent subclass B05B, which recorded 132,857 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 8,408 in 2013 to 10,940 in 2023 (+30%), peaking at 16,525 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class B05 are 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) (1,265 applications), DUERR SYSTEMS (1,191 applications) and TOKYO ELECTRON (1,157 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B05, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 1,265
  2. DUERR SYSTEMS DE 1,191
  3. TOKYO ELECTRON JP 1,157
  4. BASF COATINGS (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK COATINGS) DE 972
  5. APTAR FRANCE FR 848
  6. PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO US 838
  7. P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 763
  8. NORDSON CORPORATION US 761
  9. LG CHEM KR 695
  10. GRACO MINNESOTA US 691