IPC Main Group
B05B 16/00 Spray booths
Introduced: 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 16/00 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
Related Keywords
spray BOOTHSbooths for SPRAYING
4 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B05B 16/2 Arrangements for spraying in combination with other operations, e.g. drying; Arrangements enabling a combination of spraying operations
- B05B 16/4 Construction elements specially adapted therefor, e.g. floors, walls or ceilings
- B05B 16/6 Ventilation arrangements specially adapted therefor
- B05B 16/8 Movable spray booths
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