Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area

Introduced: July 1974

Last revised: January 2018

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

Filing statistics

IPC B05B 12/00 belongs to the parent subclass B05B, which recorded 254,925 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 10,116 in 2013 to 36,135 in 2023 (+257%). The most active applicants in class B05 are DUERR SYSTEMS (1,073 applications), 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) (941 applications) and TOKYO ELECTRON (825 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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Child Classifications

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B05B 12/02 for controlling time, or sequence, of delivery
B05B 12/08 responsive to condition of liquid or other fluent material discharged, of ambient medium or of target
B05B 12/14 for supplying a selected one of a plurality of liquids or other fluent materials to a single spray outlet
B05B 12/16 for controlling the spray area

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