B05B 15/16
For preventing non-intended contact between spray heads or nozzles and foreign bodies
Official title: for preventing non-intended contact between spray heads or nozzles and foreign bodies, e.g. nozzle guards
B05B15/16 (For preventing non-intended contact between spray heads or nozzles and foreign bodies) appears on 304 US grants and 307 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B05B- Granted patents
- 304
- Published applications
- 307
- Assignees
- 173
- Inventors
- 556
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 2 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 |
| 2004 | 4 | 5 |
| 2005 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 6 |
| 2009 | 3 | 6 |
| 2010 | 2 | 7 |
| 2011 | 6 | 10 |
| 2012 | 2 | 8 |
| 2013 | 7 | 12 |
| 2014 | 10 | 14 |
| 2015 | 15 | 9 |
| 2016 | 10 | 13 |
| 2017 | 10 | 17 |
| 2018 | 7 | 11 |
| 2019 | 16 | 22 |
| 2020 | 16 | 22 |
| 2021 | 19 | 23 |
| 2022 | 15 | 29 |
| 2023 | 25 | 34 |
| 2024 | 19 | 14 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 |
| 2026 | 15 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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