Component parts, details or accessories not specifically provided for in groups

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:: APPARATUS FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL

Filing statistics

IPC B05C 11/00 belongs to the parent subclass B05C, which recorded 146,769 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 6,462 in 2013 to 20,981 in 2023 (+225%). 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

DOLLIES for dyeing

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Child Classifications

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B05C 11/02 Apparatus for spreading or distributing liquids or other fluent materials already applied to a surface; Control of the thickness of a coating
B05C 11/1 Storage, supply or control of liquid or other fluent material; Recovery of excess liquid or other fluent material
B05C 11/11 Vats or other containers for liquids or other fluent materials

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