B05B 1/182
Characterised by their outlet openings or elements
Official title: {characterised by their outlet openings or elements; Mounting arrangements therefor}
B05B1/182 (Characterised by their outlet openings or elements) appears on 524 US grants and 692 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B05B- Granted patents
- 524
- Published applications
- 692
- Assignees
- 183
- Inventors
- 972
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2021 | 42 | 53 |
| 2022 | 38 | 54 |
| 2023 | 35 | 44 |
| 2024 | 40 | 52 |
| 2025 | 35 | 41 |
| 2026 | 15 | 24 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Shower6 Oct 2026US 12,752,290 B2Kohler Co.
- Systems and methods for diverting water from a shower head and distributing within a bathtub or shower basin18 Aug 2026US 12,709,881 B2Testarossa Incorporated
- Gas distribution faceplate with oblique flow paths16 Jun 2026US 12,654,181 B2Lam Research Corporation
- Water outlet fitting, e.g. tap or shower head, producing a combined flow of gas and water, and power connector therefor16 Jun 2026US 12,654,183 B2Kelda Showers Limited
- Shower assembly and two-in-one coffee machine26 May 2026US 12,635,827 B2
- Shower system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284681 A1Beijing Kohler Ltd.
- Gas distribution faceplate with oblique flow paths17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273548 A1Lam Research Corporation
- Spray head10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264096 A1
- Aerator, outlet assembly, and method for assembling and disassembling an aerator3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258644 A1Neoperl GmbH
- Shower column assembly13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233245 A1Kohler Co.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sprinkler head162US 5,228,625 AMasco Corporation · 1993
- Portable body shower144US 4,809,369 A1989
- Shower head with variable flow rate, pulsation and spray pattern143US 5,577,664 A1996
- Multi-functional shower head142US 6,230,989 B1Water Pik, Inc. · 2001
- Multi-functional shower head140US 6,454,186 B2Water Pik, Inc. · 2002