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B05C 5/00

Apparatus in which liquid or other fluent material is projected, poured or allowed to flow on to the surface of the work (B05C7/00 takes precedence; essentially involving spraying or electrostatic projection B05B)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Apparatus in which liquid or other fluent material is projected, poured or allowed to flow on to the surface of the work

CPC: Apparatus in which liquid or other fluent material is projected, poured or allowed to flow on to the surface of the work (B05C7/00 takes precedence; essentially involving spraying or electrostatic projection B05B)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Apparatus in which liquid or other fluent material is projected, poured or allowed to flow on to the surface of the work

CPC:

Apparatus in which liquid or other fluent material is projected, poured or allowed to flow on to the surface of the work (B05C7/00 takes precedence; essentially involving spraying or electrostatic projection B05B)

CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 4 additional codes.

4 codes are CPC-only extensions, 1 exist only in IPC.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • B05C 5/001 CPC only CPC only
  • B05C 5/005 CPC only CPC only
  • B05C 5/04 the liquid or other fluent material being supplied to the apparatus in a solid state and melted before application since 1980 IPC only IPC only