using a roller

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Apparatus in which liquid or other fluent material is applied to the surface of the work by contact with a member carrying the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. a porous member loaded with a liquid to be applied as a coating > for applying liquid or other fluent material to work of indefinite length > using a roller

CPC:

Apparatus in which liquid or other fluent material is applied to the surface of the work by contact with a member carrying the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. a porous member loaded with a liquid to be applied as a coating (B05C5/02, B05C7/00 take precedence) > for applying liquid or other fluent material to work of indefinite length > using a roller

CPC subdivides this area 7x more granularly than IPC with 12 additional codes.

12 codes are CPC-only extensions.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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B05C 1/0804 CPC only CPC only
B05C 1/0808 CPC only CPC only
B05C 1/0813 CPC only CPC only
B05C 1/0817 CPC only CPC only
B05C 1/0821 CPC only CPC only
B05C 1/0826 +2 CPC CPC only CPC only
B05C 1/0839 CPC only CPC only
B05C 1/0843 CPC only CPC only
B05C 1/0847 +1 CPC CPC only CPC only
B05C 1/0856 CPC only CPC only
B05C 1/086 +2 CPC CPC only CPC only
B05C 1/0873 +4 CPC CPC only CPC only
B05C 1/10 the liquid or other fluent material being supplied from inside the roller IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B05C 1/12 the work being fed round the roller (B05C1/10 takes precedence) 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