B05B 12/08
Responsive to condition of liquid or other fluent material to be discharged
Official title: responsive to condition of liquid or other fluent material {to be} discharged, of ambient medium or of target {; responsive to condition of spray devices or of supply means, e.g. pipes, pumps or their drive means}
B05B12/08 (Responsive to condition of liquid or other fluent material to be discharged) appears on 2,458 US grants and 2,977 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B05B- Granted patents
- 2,458
- Published applications
- 2,977
- Assignees
- 1,339
- Inventors
- 5,764
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 14 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 14 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 22 | 0 |
| 1991 | 19 | 0 |
| 1992 | 20 | 0 |
| 1993 | 15 | 0 |
| 1994 | 33 | 0 |
| 1995 | 24 | 0 |
| 1996 | 19 | 0 |
| 1997 | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | 29 | 0 |
| 1999 | 30 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25 | 8 |
| 2002 | 28 | 29 |
| 2003 | 33 | 38 |
| 2004 | 34 | 41 |
| 2005 | 24 | 59 |
| 2006 | 28 | 56 |
| 2007 | 18 | 42 |
| 2008 | 16 | 39 |
| 2009 | 20 | 54 |
| 2010 | 35 | 79 |
| 2011 | 32 | 57 |
| 2012 | 21 | 66 |
| 2013 | 55 | 75 |
| 2014 | 52 | 112 |
| 2015 | 58 | 130 |
| 2016 | 78 | 153 |
| 2017 | 117 | 156 |
| 2018 | 118 | 186 |
| 2019 | 165 | 226 |
| 2020 | 160 | 195 |
| 2021 | 156 | 213 |
| 2022 | 136 | 266 |
| 2023 | 165 | 239 |
| 2024 | 215 | 226 |
| 2025 | 168 | 146 |
| 2026 | 122 | 86 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B05B 12/12Responsive to conditions of ambient medium or target1,157
- B05B 12/085Responsive to flow or pressure of liquid or other fluent material to606
- B05B 12/084Responsive to condition of liquid or other fluent material already sprayed on222
- B05B 12/082Responsive to a condition of the discharged jet or spray220
- B05B 12/081Responsive to the weight of a reservoir or container for liquid or215
- B05B 12/10Responsive to temperature or viscosity of liquid or other fluent material discharged126
Recent patents
- Volumetric measurement of micro droplets6 Oct 2026US 12,752,294 B2DH Technologies Development Pte. Ltd.
- Robotic spray head and control system22 Sep 2026US 12,741,292 B2Wagner Spray Tech Corporation
- System for generating tracer particles15 Sep 2026US 12,734,533 B2Microrite, Inc.
- Method and system for determining a quality parameter of a representation of a coating composition15 Sep 2026US 12,734,538 B2BASF Coatings GmbH
- Paint flow monitoring method for robot systems in mixed explosion-safety zones15 Sep 2026US 12,734,539 B2Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Plural component material dispensing system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307086 A1Graco Minnesota Inc.
- Fumigation apparatus and method of fumigation8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307093 A1Universal Biosecurity Limited
- Spraying system and construction method for improving bond force between vegetation substrate and slope surface1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295619 A1China Three Gorges University
- Automated wall finishing system and method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297963 A1JLG Industries, Inc.
- Spraying device and methods24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284688 A1Instapurify Technology LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Liquid droplet spray device for an inhaler suitable for respiratory therapies427US 6,196,219 B1Microflow Engineering SA · 2001
- Liquid dispensing apparatus and methods306US 6,085,740 AAerogen, Inc. · 2000
- Methods and apparatus for dispensing liquids as an atomized spray246US 5,938,117 AAerogen, Inc. · 1999
- Stent coating device231US 6,645,547 B1Labcoat, Ltd. · 2003
- Ultrasonic nebulizer219US 6,357,671 B1Siemens Elema AB · 2002