IPC Main Group
B05B 1/00 Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- Subclass:
- SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
Related Keywords
nozzles for disseminating GAS(ES) in generalNOZZLESOUTLETS for gas, liquid or other fluent material, in generalSPRAY producers; SPRAY nozzles
10 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B05B 1/02 designed to produce a jet, spray, or other discharge of particular shape or nature, e.g. in single drops
- B05B 1/12 capable of producing different kinds of discharge, e.g. either jet or spray
- B05B 1/14 with multiple outlet openings; with strainers in or outside the outlet opening
- B05B 1/22 Spouts
- B05B 1/24 incorporating means for heating the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. electrically
- B05B 1/26 with means for mechanically breaking-up or deflecting the jet after discharge, e.g. with fixed deflectors; Breaking-up the discharged liquid or other fluent material by impinging jets
- B05B 1/28 with integral means for shielding the discharged liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to limit area of spray; with integral means for catching drips or collecting surplus liquid or other fluent material
- B05B 1/3 designed to control volume of flow, e.g. with adjustable passages
- B05B 1/34 designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl
- B05B 1/36 Outlets for discharging by overflow
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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