B05B 1/3046
The valve element
Official title: {the valve element, e.g. a needle, co-operating with a valve seat located downstream of the valve element and its actuating means, generally in the proximity of the outlet orifice (B05B1/308 takes precedence)}
B05B1/3046 (The valve element) appears on 664 US grants and 685 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B05B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Assignees
- 378
- Inventors
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- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2026 | 26 | 30 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
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- Fluid sprayer and components of a fluid sprayer27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249315 A1Graco Minnesota Inc.
- Spray gun component with resilient flow control valve27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249317 A13M Innovative Properties Company
- Spray gun converesion adapter, spray gun and conversion process30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216746 A13M Innovative Properties Company
- Printhead for an inkjet printer, in particular coating print media30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217025 A1Durst Group AG
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By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for high-speed dot array dispensing211US 6,063,339 ACartesian Technologies, Inc. · 2000
- Spray valve with constant actuating force181US 5,100,055 AModern Faucet Mfg. Co. · 1992
- Method of dispensing a liquid reagent138US 5,741,554 ABio Dot, Inc. · 1998
- Precision metered solenoid valve dispenser114US 5,743,960 ABio Dot, Inc. · 1998
- Method and apparatus for using a high-pressure fluid jet97US 5,524,821 AJetec Company · 1996