B05B 1/188
With user-actuated controlling members
Official title: {with user-actuated controlling members}
B05B1/188 (With user-actuated controlling members) appears on 870 US grants and 937 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B05B- Granted patents
- 870
- Published applications
- 937
- Assignees
- 255
- Inventors
- 1,234
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 6 |
| 2002 | 12 | 8 |
| 2003 | 11 | 8 |
| 2004 | 9 | 12 |
| 2005 | 5 | 20 |
| 2006 | 14 | 15 |
| 2007 | 6 | 21 |
| 2008 | 7 | 24 |
| 2009 | 7 | 27 |
| 2010 | 13 | 27 |
| 2011 | 18 | 47 |
| 2012 | 17 | 38 |
| 2013 | 26 | 60 |
| 2014 | 29 | 37 |
| 2015 | 40 | 30 |
| 2016 | 54 | 53 |
| 2017 | 63 | 59 |
| 2018 | 40 | 45 |
| 2019 | 57 | 56 |
| 2020 | 40 | 53 |
| 2021 | 27 | 46 |
| 2022 | 44 | 62 |
| 2023 | 39 | 49 |
| 2024 | 45 | 64 |
| 2025 | 40 | 50 |
| 2026 | 20 | 20 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B05B 1/189Actuated by a rotating movement501
- B05B 1/1896Located in or on the housing448
- B05B 1/1882Actuated by a linear movement312
- B05B 1/1894Located in or on the outlet wall248
- B05B 1/1892Located in or on the handle220
- B05B 1/1887Actuated by a pivoting movement72
- B05B 1/1881Associated with position or movement indicating means69
Recent patents
- Shower6 Oct 2026US 12,752,290 B2Kohler Co.
- One-button controlled water spray gun18 Aug 2026US 12,708,913 B2Zhongshan Qingyi Metal Products Enterprise Co., Ltd.
- Hydraulically balanced water-stop switch mechanism and shower head having same16 Jun 2026US 12,654,182 B2Xiamen Delmei Sanitary Ware Co., Ltd.
- Water outlet device26 May 2026US 12,636,662 B2Xiamen Lota International Co., Ltd.
- Showerhead assembly with integrated soap-shampoo reservoir26 May 2026US 12,637,846 B2Etl, LLC
- Position adjustable flow control device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295608 A1AS America, Inc.
- Shower system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284681 A1Beijing Kohler Ltd.
- Magnetic shower assembly27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249318 A1Kohler Co.
- Variable flow rate hand showers and showerheads20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241396 A1Kohler Co.
- Direct access spray selection engine for water delivery devices23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208210 A1Kohler Co.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Light emitting diode system537US 8,307,472 B12012
- 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
- Push button controlled multifunction shower head174US 5,433,384 AJing Mei Industrial Limited · 1995