B05B
Spraying apparatus
Official title: SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES (spray-mixers with nozzles B01F25/72; processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces by spraying B05D)
B05B (Spraying apparatus) appears on 35,241 US grants and 32,126 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B05B- Granted patents
- 35,241
- Published applications
- 32,126
- Assignees
- 11,515
- Inventors
- 53,524
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 372 | 0 |
| 1977 | 312 | 0 |
| 1978 | 337 | 0 |
| 1979 | 277 | 0 |
| 1980 | 378 | 0 |
| 1981 | 308 | 0 |
| 1982 | 328 | 0 |
| 1983 | 324 | 0 |
| 1984 | 301 | 0 |
| 1985 | 356 | 0 |
| 1986 | 373 | 0 |
| 1987 | 420 | 0 |
| 1988 | 426 | 0 |
| 1989 | 541 | 0 |
| 1990 | 520 | 0 |
| 1991 | 523 | 0 |
| 1992 | 551 | 0 |
| 1993 | 592 | 0 |
| 1994 | 622 | 0 |
| 1995 | 501 | 0 |
| 1996 | 469 | 0 |
| 1997 | 541 | 0 |
| 1998 | 695 | 0 |
| 1999 | 768 | 0 |
| 2000 | 717 | 0 |
| 2001 | 709 | 204 |
| 2002 | 684 | 647 |
| 2003 | 684 | 779 |
| 2004 | 653 | 894 |
| 2005 | 510 | 985 |
| 2006 | 562 | 966 |
| 2007 | 444 | 950 |
| 2008 | 383 | 990 |
| 2009 | 420 | 948 |
| 2010 | 679 | 1052 |
| 2011 | 604 | 1018 |
| 2012 | 583 | 1047 |
| 2013 | 809 | 1247 |
| 2014 | 909 | 1417 |
| 2015 | 1048 | 1506 |
| 2016 | 1167 | 1597 |
| 2017 | 1323 | 1745 |
| 2018 | 1243 | 1687 |
| 2019 | 1491 | 1809 |
| 2020 | 1412 | 1807 |
| 2021 | 1369 | 1766 |
| 2022 | 1299 | 1799 |
| 2023 | 1293 | 1569 |
| 2024 | 1329 | 1438 |
| 2025 | 1210 | 1321 |
| 2026 | 872 | 938 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- B05B 1/00Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such9,844
- B05B 7/00Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two8,667
- B05B 15/00Details of spraying plant or spraying apparatus not otherwise provided for6,989
- B05B 12/00Arrangements for controlling delivery6,375
- B05B 11/00Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the6,354
- B05B 13/00Machines or plants for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces4,276
- B05B 9/00Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent material, without essentially3,218
- B05B 3/00Spraying or sprinkling apparatus with moving outlet elements or moving deflecting elements2,944
Recent patents
- Sprayer system6 Oct 2026US 12,751,442 B2Precision Planting LLC
- Multi-component variable control fragrance dispensing system apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,752,032 B2Creative Elements NY LLC
- Fastening device6 Oct 2026US 12,752,141 B2Groupe Save
- Large scale microdroplet generation apparatus and methods of manufacturing thereof6 Oct 2026US 12,752,269 B2The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
- Injection nozzle6 Oct 2026US 12,752,287 B2Samsung SDI.Co., Ltd.
- Aerosol-generating system including a cartridge containing a gel and a device for heating the cartridge8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305695 A1Altria Client Services LLC
- Ridge seal for fire sprinkler8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306890 A1Tyco Fire Products LP
- Nozzle manifold assembly8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307085 A1The Aerospace Corporation
- Plural component material dispensing system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307086 A1Graco Minnesota Inc.
- Modular Low-Pressure Misting Apparatus for Chemical Dispersion8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307087 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Medication delivery device with a microprocessor and characteristic monitor1,907US 5,925,021 AVisionary Medical Products, Inc. · 1999
- Flexible arm, particularly a robot arm1,591US 4,393,728 ARobotgruppen HB · 1983
- Light-weight program controller1,078US 4,239,431 ABasfer S.R.L. · 1980
- Medication delivery device with a microprocessor and characteristic monitor841US 5,593,390 AVisionary Medical Products, Inc. · 1997
- Piezo inhaler771US 6,196,218 B12001