for discharging material through an outlet orifice by pressure

Introduced: January 1990

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Hand tools or apparatus using hand-held tools, for applying liquids or other fluent materials to, for spreading applied liquids or other fluent materials on, or for partially removing applied liquids or other fluent materials from, surfaces > for discharging material through an outlet orifice by pressure

CPC:

Hand tools or apparatus using hand held tools, for applying liquids or other fluent materials to, for spreading applied liquids or other fluent materials on, or for partially removing applied liquids or other fluent materials from, surfaces ( brushes A46B; absorbent pads, e.g. swabs, for applying media to the human body A61F13/15; implements or apparatus for removing dry paint from surfaces B44D3/16 ) > for discharging material through an outlet orifice by pressure

Additional Content IPC

Grease guns

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

12 codes are CPC-only extensions.

IPC defines codes here since 1990.

Child Classifications

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B05C 17/00503 +2 CPC CPC only CPC only
B05C 17/0052 CPC only CPC only
B05C 17/00523 +3 CPC CPC only CPC only
B05C 17/00553 +3 CPC CPC only CPC only
B05C 17/00569 CPC only CPC only
B05C 17/00573 CPC only CPC only
B05C 17/00576 +1 CPC CPC only CPC only
B05C 17/00583 CPC only CPC only
B05C 17/00586 CPC only CPC only
B05C 17/00589 CPC only CPC only
B05C 17/00593 CPC only CPC only
B05C 17/00596 CPC only CPC only
B05C 17/01 with mechanically or electrically actuated piston or the like since 1990 +9 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B05C 17/015 with pneumatically actuated piston or the like 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