DIFF Subgroup
B05B 5/08 Plant for applying liquids or other fluent materials to objects
Introduced: September 1968
Full Title
Electrostatic spraying apparatus; Spraying apparatus with means for charging the spray electrically; Apparatus for spraying liquids or other fluent materials by other electric means > Plant for applying liquids or other fluent materials to objects
CPC subdivides this area 2x more granularly than IPC with 4 additional codes.
4 codes are CPC-only extensions.
1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
IPC defines codes here since 1990.
Child Classifications
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- B05B 5/10 Arrangements for supplying power, e.g. charging power (in discharge apparatus B05B5/053) since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B05B 5/12 specially adapted for coating the interior of hollow bodies since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B05B 5/14 specially adapted for coating continuously moving elongated bodies, e.g. wires, strips, pipes since 1990 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