B05B 1/02
Designed to produce a jet, spray, or other discharge of particular shape
Official title: designed to produce a jet, spray, or other discharge of particular shape or nature, e.g. in single drops, {or having an outlet of particular shape}(B05B1/26, B05B1/28, B05B1/34 take precedence)
B05B1/02 (Designed to produce a jet, spray, or other discharge of particular shape) appears on 2,219 US grants and 2,292 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B05B- Granted patents
- 2,219
- Published applications
- 2,292
- Assignees
- 1,221
- Inventors
- 4,344
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 17 | 0 |
| 1977 | 16 | 0 |
| 1978 | 20 | 0 |
| 1979 | 17 | 0 |
| 1980 | 17 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 23 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 22 | 0 |
| 1987 | 21 | 0 |
| 1988 | 21 | 0 |
| 1989 | 25 | 0 |
| 1990 | 16 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 20 | 0 |
| 1993 | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | 17 | 0 |
| 1995 | 20 | 0 |
| 1996 | 19 | 0 |
| 1997 | 30 | 0 |
| 1998 | 30 | 0 |
| 1999 | 42 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28 | 0 |
| 2001 | 38 | 14 |
| 2002 | 32 | 25 |
| 2003 | 30 | 38 |
| 2004 | 29 | 40 |
| 2005 | 22 | 48 |
| 2006 | 34 | 47 |
| 2007 | 25 | 37 |
| 2008 | 24 | 47 |
| 2009 | 21 | 38 |
| 2010 | 35 | 57 |
| 2011 | 26 | 53 |
| 2012 | 34 | 61 |
| 2013 | 41 | 81 |
| 2014 | 65 | 98 |
| 2015 | 58 | 113 |
| 2016 | 87 | 152 |
| 2017 | 110 | 126 |
| 2018 | 101 | 146 |
| 2019 | 121 | 137 |
| 2020 | 114 | 168 |
| 2021 | 115 | 169 |
| 2022 | 110 | 157 |
| 2023 | 121 | 149 |
| 2024 | 125 | 115 |
| 2025 | 133 | 111 |
| 2026 | 74 | 65 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Large scale microdroplet generation apparatus and methods of manufacturing thereof6 Oct 2026US 12,752,269 B2The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
- Liquid spray nozzle and liquid spray device22 Sep 2026US 12,741,290 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Portable particle sprayer15 Sep 2026US 12,734,532 B1
- Irrigation nozzles8 Sep 2026US 12,727,554 B2McGarry Family Trust Executed December 4, 2018
- Liquid discharge apparatus, liquid discharge method, and storage medium8 Sep 2026US 12,728,429 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Nozzle manifold assembly8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307085 A1The Aerospace Corporation
- Modular Low-Pressure Misting Apparatus for Chemical Dispersion8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307087 A1
- Nozzle assembly for applying fluids, system comprising such a nozzle assembly, and method for applying fluids24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284680 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Pipe cleaning nozzle24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284720 A1OSIN Pipe Coating Inc.
- Substrate processing method and substrate processing device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287998 A1Kioxia Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Shower installation540US 8,196,234 B2Hansgrohe SE · 2012
- Oscillating spray device230US 4,151,955 ABowles Fluidics Corporation · 1979
- Controlled fluid dispersal techniques213US 4,052,002 ABowles Fluidics Corporation · 1977
- Method and apparatus for high-speed dot array dispensing211US 6,063,339 ACartesian Technologies, Inc. · 2000
- Showering system187US 4,303,201 ATeledyne Industries, Inc. · 1981