B05B SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES (spray-mixers with nozzles B01F25/72; processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces by spraying B05D)
Introduced: September 1968
Description
B05B covers the design and construction of equipment that disperses fluids through spraying or atomising processes. This includes spray guns, atomizers, nozzles, and associated apparatus for applying liquid or powder materials to surfaces. The classification encompasses various spray mechanisms (pressure-fed, suction-fed, rotary atomizers) and nozzle designs used across industrial coating, agricultural, and cleaning applications. Detailed technical specifications for individual spray methods and specialized nozzle types are found in subordinate classifications.
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
CPC: SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES (spray-mixers with nozzles B01F25/72; processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces by spraying B05D)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES (spray-mixers with nozzles B01F25/72; processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces by spraying B05D)
Additional Content IPC
Glossary
Coating coatings The applied material. A coating may be a solidified layer originally applied as a liquid (e.g. dried paint) or a layer of material which, once applied, remains in a liquid or semi-liquid state (e.g. lubricant). Liquid or fluent designates materials which can flow, e.g. liquids, including solutions, dispersions and suspensions, as well as semi-liquids, pastes, melts and particulate materials. Particulate materials particulate material Solid materials in the form of very small pieces, e.g. powders, granules, short fibres or chips.
Limiting references
Spray-mixers with nozzles Aerosol containers Drinking fountains
Application references
Nozzles for bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes Sprayers or atomisers specially adapted for therapeutic purposes Inhalators Nozzles specially adapted for fire-extinguishing Machines or devices for abrasive blasting with particulate material Nozzles for injection moulding Nozzles for ink-jet printing mechanisms Dropping or releasing powdered, liquid or gaseous matter in flight by spraying, e.g. insecticides Nozzles for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers Filling nozzles for transferring liquid from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. in vehicle service stations Nozzles for delivery of liquid or semi-liquid contents by internal gaseous pressure Nozzles for drilling by liquid or gas jets Supplying combustion engines in general with combustible mixtures or constituents thereof Atomising devices for mist lubrication
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 12 subcodes exist in both systems.
7 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- 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) +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B05B 11/00 Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B05B 12/00 Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area since 1974 +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B05B 13/00 Machines or plants for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces of objects or other work by spraying, not covered by groups B05B1/00 - B05B11/00 (means for supplying or discharging liquid or other fluent material for this purpose, see the relevant one of groups B05B1/00 - B05B12/00; processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces in general B05D) +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B05B 14/00 Arrangements for collecting, re-using or eliminating excess spraying material (arrangements integral with nozzles B05B1/28) since 2018 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B05B 15/00 Details of spraying plant or spraying apparatus not otherwise provided for; Accessories IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B05B 16/00 Spray booths (arrangements for collecting, re-using or eliminating excess spraying material in spray booths B05B14/40) since 2018 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B05B 17/00 Apparatus for spraying or atomising liquids or other fluent materials, not covered by the preceding groups (dropping or releasing powdered, liquid or gaseous matter in flight B64D1/16) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B05B 3/00 Spraying or sprinkling apparatus with moving outlet elements or moving deflecting elements +5 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B05B 5/00 Electrostatic spraying apparatus; Spraying apparatus with means for charging the spray electrically; Apparatus for spraying liquids or other fluent materials by other electric means +4 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B05B 7/00 Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas (B05B3/00, B05B5/00 take precedence) +6 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B05B 9/00 Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially mixing with gas or vapour (B05B11/00 takes precedence) +3 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class B05,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- DUERR SYSTEMS DE 1,073
- 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 941
- TOKYO ELECTRON JP 825
- YOSHINO KOGYOSHO COMPANY 780
- APTAR FRANCE FR 723
- NORDSON CORPORATION US 704
- LG ENERGY SOLUTION KR 606
- GRACO MINNESOTA US 604
- SCREEN HOLDINGS JP 592
- BOEING COMPANY US 516
Top Applicants (CPC)
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