B05B 1/16
Having selectively- effective outlets
Official title: having selectively- effective outlets
B05B1/16 (Having selectively- effective outlets) appears on 1,412 US grants and 1,391 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B05B- Granted patents
- 1,412
- Published applications
- 1,391
- Assignees
- 562
- Inventors
- 2,095
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 13 | 0 |
| 1993 | 21 | 0 |
| 1994 | 20 | 0 |
| 1995 | 15 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 25 | 0 |
| 1998 | 29 | 0 |
| 1999 | 27 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | 6 |
| 2002 | 22 | 26 |
| 2003 | 33 | 21 |
| 2004 | 19 | 27 |
| 2005 | 16 | 34 |
| 2006 | 23 | 32 |
| 2007 | 17 | 28 |
| 2008 | 23 | 35 |
| 2009 | 18 | 33 |
| 2010 | 21 | 37 |
| 2011 | 24 | 38 |
| 2012 | 25 | 57 |
| 2013 | 31 | 73 |
| 2014 | 44 | 68 |
| 2015 | 77 | 56 |
| 2016 | 53 | 68 |
| 2017 | 77 | 83 |
| 2018 | 58 | 89 |
| 2019 | 80 | 90 |
| 2020 | 64 | 99 |
| 2021 | 70 | 81 |
| 2022 | 63 | 70 |
| 2023 | 67 | 66 |
| 2024 | 57 | 74 |
| 2025 | 72 | 68 |
| 2026 | 37 | 32 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Device for distributing flowing media over a flow cross section571US 4,134,425 ASiemens Aktiengesellschaft · 1979
- Shower installation540US 8,196,234 B2Hansgrohe SE · 2012
- Multiple pattern spray nozzle198US 4,618,100 ARain Bird Consumer Products Mfg. Corp. · 1986
- Showering system187US 4,303,201 ATeledyne Industries, Inc. · 1981
- Spray valve with constant actuating force181US 5,100,055 AModern Faucet Mfg. Co. · 1992