B05B 12/16
Arrangements for controlling delivery: for controlling the spray area
Official title: for controlling the spray area (B05B3/00 takes precedence)
B05B12/16 (Arrangements for controlling delivery: for controlling the spray area) appears on 1,404 US grants and 1,464 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B05B- Granted patents
- 1,404
- Published applications
- 1,464
- Assignees
- 744
- Inventors
- 3,141
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 16 | 0 |
| 1978 | 15 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 14 | 0 |
| 1981 | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | 15 | 0 |
| 1989 | 21 | 0 |
| 1990 | 24 | 0 |
| 1991 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | 19 | 0 |
| 1993 | 21 | 0 |
| 1994 | 25 | 0 |
| 1995 | 26 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | 18 | 0 |
| 1998 | 32 | 0 |
| 1999 | 26 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25 | 12 |
| 2002 | 26 | 24 |
| 2003 | 26 | 38 |
| 2004 | 25 | 27 |
| 2005 | 12 | 28 |
| 2006 | 22 | 42 |
| 2007 | 12 | 28 |
| 2008 | 8 | 34 |
| 2009 | 13 | 36 |
| 2010 | 18 | 35 |
| 2011 | 17 | 33 |
| 2012 | 18 | 45 |
| 2013 | 24 | 51 |
| 2014 | 38 | 59 |
| 2015 | 38 | 85 |
| 2016 | 51 | 89 |
| 2017 | 63 | 66 |
| 2018 | 64 | 91 |
| 2019 | 64 | 81 |
| 2020 | 67 | 102 |
| 2021 | 50 | 86 |
| 2022 | 69 | 87 |
| 2023 | 53 | 89 |
| 2024 | 81 | 78 |
| 2025 | 67 | 68 |
| 2026 | 39 | 50 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B05B 12/20Masking elements, i.e. elements defining uncoated areas on an object to be843
- B05B 12/32Shielding elements, i.e. elements preventing overspray from reaching areas other than the274
- B05B 12/18Using fluids229
- B05B 12/40Devices for making a normally hidden area accessible for the spray material18
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- Shield Device3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257237 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Skin-activated temperature-sensitive adhesive assemblies222US 5,156,911 ALandec Labs, Inc. · 1992
- Repositionable pressure-sensitive adhesive tape215US 5,141,790 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1992
- Positionable and repositionable adhesive articles183US 5,296,277 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1994
- Coating a medical appliance with a bubble jet printing head142US 6,676,987 B2SciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2004
- Temperature-activated adhesive assemblies135US 5,387,450 ALandec Corporation · 1995