B05B 1/26
Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such
Official title: with means for mechanically breaking-up or deflecting the jet after discharge, e.g. with fixed deflectors; Breaking-up the discharged liquid or other fluent material by impinging jets
B05B1/26 (Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such) appears on 1,143 US grants and 1,025 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B05B- Granted patents
- 1,143
- Published applications
- 1,025
- Assignees
- 595
- Inventors
- 1,863
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 13 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 18 | 0 |
| 1983 | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | 12 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 17 | 0 |
| 1987 | 13 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 20 | 0 |
| 1990 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 13 | 0 |
| 1993 | 15 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 27 | 0 |
| 1999 | 21 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 1 |
| 2002 | 21 | 21 |
| 2003 | 22 | 32 |
| 2004 | 19 | 37 |
| 2005 | 20 | 31 |
| 2006 | 31 | 22 |
| 2007 | 19 | 24 |
| 2008 | 12 | 25 |
| 2009 | 19 | 23 |
| 2010 | 21 | 31 |
| 2011 | 15 | 31 |
| 2012 | 14 | 35 |
| 2013 | 13 | 48 |
| 2014 | 34 | 39 |
| 2015 | 47 | 60 |
| 2016 | 52 | 61 |
| 2017 | 50 | 44 |
| 2018 | 37 | 47 |
| 2019 | 31 | 62 |
| 2020 | 38 | 58 |
| 2021 | 48 | 64 |
| 2022 | 44 | 63 |
| 2023 | 49 | 56 |
| 2024 | 56 | 51 |
| 2025 | 45 | 32 |
| 2026 | 31 | 27 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Irrigation nozzles8 Sep 2026US 12,727,554 B2McGarry Family Trust Executed December 4, 2018
- Multi-jet nozzle body8 Sep 2026US 12,728,431 B2Aero Pump GmbH
- Shower system25 Aug 2026US 12,715,010 B2Kohler Co.
- Spray assembly11 Aug 2026US 12,702,988 B2Kohler Co.
- Nozzle assembly for applying fluids, system comprising such a nozzle assembly, and method for applying fluids24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284680 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Serviceable sprinkler with nutating distribution plate17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273550 A1Hunter Agriculture Incorporated
- Gas and liquid coolant (glc) aeroforce for general machining applications17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273554 A1Smartec Ltd Israel
- Method for braking a supersonic gas flow27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251162 A1
- Systems and methods of support cups for concealed sprinklers20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241217 A1Tyco Fire Products LP
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By later US patents
- Fibrinogen dispensing kit334US 4,902,281 ACorus Medical Corporation · 1990
- Atomising devices and methods210US 5,497,944 ADMW (Technology) Limited · 1996
- Dispenser for manually discharging plural media207US 4,826,048 AIng. Erich Pfeiffer GmbH · 1989
- Atomising nozzle and filter and spray generation device183US 5,472,143 ABoehringer Ingelheim International GmbH · 1995
- Manipulating droplet size164US 8,658,430 B2Raindance Technologies, Inc. · 2014