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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 1/12 capable of producing different kinds of discharge, e.g. either jet or spray
  • 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 1/34 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

  1. DUERR SYSTEMS DE 1,073
  2. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 941
  3. TOKYO ELECTRON JP 825
  4. YOSHINO KOGYOSHO COMPANY 780
  5. APTAR FRANCE FR 723
  6. NORDSON CORPORATION US 704
  7. LG ENERGY SOLUTION KR 606
  8. GRACO MINNESOTA US 604
  9. SCREEN HOLDINGS JP 592
  10. BOEING COMPANY US 516