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B05B 7/16

incorporating means for heating the material to be sprayed

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas > incorporating means for heating the material to be sprayed

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 7/16 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

3 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B05B 7/18 the material having originally the shape of a wire, rod, or the like
  • B05B 7/2 by flame or combustion
  • B05B 7/22 electrically, e.g. by arc

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