DIFF Main Group
B05B 12/00 Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area
Introduced: July 1974
Of 6 combined children, 4 exist in both systems.
2 codes are CPC-only extensions.
1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
IPC defines codes here since 1974.
Child Classifications
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- B05B 12/02 for controlling time, or sequence, of delivery since 1974 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B05B 12/08 responsive to condition of liquid or other fluent material discharged, of ambient medium or of target since 1974 +4 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B05B 12/14 for supplying a selected one of a plurality of liquids or other fluent materials to a single spray outlet since 1980 +7 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B05B 12/16 for controlling the spray area (B05B3/00 takes precedence) since 2018 +1 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