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B05C 5/00

Apparatus in which liquid or other fluent material is projected, poured or allowed to flow on to the surface of the work

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 5/00 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

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Child Classifications

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  • B05C 5/02 from an outlet device in contact, or almost in contact, with the work
  • B05C 5/04 the liquid or other fluent material being supplied to the apparatus in a solid state and melted before application

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