IPC Main Group
B05D 1/00 Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials
Introduced: July 1974
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- Subclass:
- PROCESSES FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
Filing statistics
IPC B05D 1/00 belongs to the parent subclass B05D, which recorded 115,855 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 6,870 in 2013 to 13,977 in 2023 (+103%), peaking at 14,722 applications in 2020. 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
applying BROCADE to surfacesapplying FIBRES to surfacesFLOCKINGapplying powdered GLASS or beads to surfacesVELVETING
10 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B05D 1/02 performed by spraying
- B05D 1/16 Flocking otherwise than by spraying
- B05D 1/18 performed by dipping
- B05D 1/26 performed by applying the liquid or other fluent material from an outlet device in contact with, or almost in contact with, the surface
- B05D 1/28 performed by transfer from the surfaces of elements carrying the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. brushes, pads, rollers
- B05D 1/3 performed by gravity only, i.e. flow coating
- B05D 1/32 using means for protecting parts of a surface not to be coated, e.g. using stencils, resists
- B05D 1/34 Applying different liquids or other fluent materials simultaneously
- B05D 1/36 Successively applying liquids or other fluent materials, e.g. without intermediate treatment
- B05D 1/4 Distributing applied liquids or other fluent materials by members moving relatively to surface
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