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IPC Subgroup
B05B 5/025

Discharge apparatus, e.g. electrostatic spray guns

Introduced: January 1990

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Electrostatic spraying apparatus; Spraying apparatus with means for charging the spray electrically; Apparatus for spraying liquids or other fluent materials by other electric means > Discharge apparatus, e.g. electrostatic spray guns

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

7 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B05B 5/03 characterised by the use of gas
  • B05B 5/035 characterised by gasless spraying
  • B05B 5/04 characterised by having rotary outlet or deflecting elements
  • B05B 5/043 using induction-charging
  • B05B 5/047 using tribo-charging
  • B05B 5/053 Arrangements for supplying power, e.g. charging power
  • B05B 5/057 Arrangements for discharging liquids or other fluent material without using a gun or nozzle

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