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B05D 3/1

by other chemical means

Introduced: July 1974

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials > by other chemical means

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 3/1 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

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