B05B 1/30
Designed to control volume of flow
Official title: designed to control volume of flow, e.g. with adjustable passages {(B05B11/0094 takes precedence)}
B05B1/30 (Designed to control volume of flow) appears on 2,624 US grants and 2,516 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B05B- Granted patents
- 2,624
- Published applications
- 2,516
- Assignees
- 1,264
- Inventors
- 4,566
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 29 | 0 |
| 1977 | 19 | 0 |
| 1978 | 26 | 0 |
| 1979 | 20 | 0 |
| 1980 | 25 | 0 |
| 1981 | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | 21 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 27 | 0 |
| 1985 | 21 | 0 |
| 1986 | 16 | 0 |
| 1987 | 26 | 0 |
| 1988 | 22 | 0 |
| 1989 | 29 | 0 |
| 1990 | 24 | 0 |
| 1991 | 28 | 0 |
| 1992 | 34 | 0 |
| 1993 | 26 | 0 |
| 1994 | 34 | 0 |
| 1995 | 24 | 0 |
| 1996 | 20 | 0 |
| 1997 | 39 | 0 |
| 1998 | 46 | 0 |
| 1999 | 47 | 0 |
| 2000 | 31 | 0 |
| 2001 | 42 | 8 |
| 2002 | 45 | 36 |
| 2003 | 40 | 36 |
| 2004 | 38 | 54 |
| 2005 | 29 | 63 |
| 2006 | 47 | 51 |
| 2007 | 33 | 58 |
| 2008 | 29 | 55 |
| 2009 | 24 | 46 |
| 2010 | 38 | 60 |
| 2011 | 41 | 83 |
| 2012 | 36 | 83 |
| 2013 | 57 | 104 |
| 2014 | 70 | 94 |
| 2015 | 88 | 117 |
| 2016 | 112 | 131 |
| 2017 | 119 | 137 |
| 2018 | 99 | 169 |
| 2019 | 144 | 186 |
| 2020 | 125 | 175 |
| 2021 | 157 | 161 |
| 2022 | 111 | 174 |
| 2023 | 139 | 127 |
| 2024 | 116 | 130 |
| 2025 | 119 | 111 |
| 2026 | 67 | 67 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B05B 1/3033The control being effected by relative coaxial longitudinal movement of the controlling966
- B05B 1/3026Gate valves518
- B05B 1/3006The controlling element being actuated by the pressure of the fluid to458
- B05B 1/3013Lift valves380
- B05B 1/32In which a valve member forms part of the outlet opening353
- B05B 1/3093Recirculation valves, i.e. the valve element opens a passage to the nozzle48
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