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)
Introduced: September 1968
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
CPC: 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)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
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)
Of 12 combined children, 10 exist in both systems.
2 codes are CPC-only extensions.
5 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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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) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B05B 1/12 capable of producing different kinds of discharge, e.g. either jet or spray (having selectively-effective outlets B05B1/16) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B05B 1/14 with multiple outlet openings (B05B1/02, B05B1/26 take precedence); with strainers in or outside the outlet opening +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B05B 1/24 incorporating means for heating the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. electrically IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- 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 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- 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 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B05B 1/30 designed to control volume of flow, e.g. with adjustable passages +5 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- 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) +2 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