B05B 12/20
Masking elements, i.e. elements defining uncoated areas on an object to be
Official title: Masking elements, i.e. elements defining uncoated areas on an object to be coated
B05B12/20 (Masking elements, i.e. elements defining uncoated areas on an object to be) appears on 843 US grants and 831 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B05B- Granted patents
- 843
- Published applications
- 831
- Assignees
- 398
- Inventors
- 1,791
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 19 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 15 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 19 | 0 |
| 1999 | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 17 | 7 |
| 2002 | 21 | 18 |
| 2003 | 17 | 30 |
| 2004 | 15 | 20 |
| 2005 | 10 | 22 |
| 2006 | 14 | 30 |
| 2007 | 9 | 16 |
| 2008 | 5 | 30 |
| 2009 | 10 | 30 |
| 2010 | 13 | 28 |
| 2011 | 11 | 23 |
| 2012 | 15 | 30 |
| 2013 | 19 | 35 |
| 2014 | 31 | 44 |
| 2015 | 19 | 60 |
| 2016 | 33 | 57 |
| 2017 | 46 | 47 |
| 2018 | 42 | 51 |
| 2019 | 37 | 38 |
| 2020 | 30 | 47 |
| 2021 | 25 | 34 |
| 2022 | 34 | 27 |
| 2023 | 28 | 32 |
| 2024 | 22 | 28 |
| 2025 | 19 | 26 |
| 2026 | 11 | 21 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Vehicle plastering moulding tape and method for vehicle plastering using said moulding tape16 Jun 2026US 12,654,199 B2
- System and method of applying a coating to a vehicle16 Jun 2026US 12,654,201 B2Ground Effects, Ltd.
- Curved-screen shielding device9 Jun 2026US 12,649,162 B2Jiangsu Favored Nanotechnology Co., Ltd.
- Protective kit for use when applying a coating to a vehicle wheel14 Apr 2026US 12,600,165 B2Jacobs & Thompson Inc.
- Pattern forming apparatus31 Mar 2026US 12,589,402 B2Hanbat National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
- Masking jig and surface treatment method using same24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284685 A1Dydo-Tec Corporation
- Shield Device3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257237 A1
- Reuseable mechanical masking tools for painting two-tone vehicles13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233244 A1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Injector system for masking openings in component30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216963 A1GE Infrastructure Technology LLC
- Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192320 A1SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
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
- Temperature-activated adhesive assemblies135US 5,387,450 ALandec Corporation · 1995
- Powder spraying or scattering apparatus and method132US 4,800,102 ANordson Corporation · 1989