B05B 15/50
Arrangements for cleaning
Official title: Arrangements for cleaning; Arrangements for preventing deposits, drying-out or blockage; Arrangements for detecting improper discharge caused by the presence of foreign matter
B05B15/50 (Arrangements for cleaning) appears on 1,810 US grants and 1,835 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B05B- Granted patents
- 1,810
- Published applications
- 1,835
- Assignees
- 1,013
- Inventors
- 4,000
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 15 | 0 |
| 1977 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | 12 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 14 | 0 |
| 1981 | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 19 | 0 |
| 1984 | 20 | 0 |
| 1985 | 17 | 0 |
| 1986 | 20 | 0 |
| 1987 | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | 16 | 0 |
| 1989 | 19 | 0 |
| 1990 | 22 | 0 |
| 1991 | 18 | 0 |
| 1992 | 21 | 0 |
| 1993 | 25 | 0 |
| 1994 | 30 | 0 |
| 1995 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 23 | 0 |
| 1997 | 19 | 0 |
| 1998 | 46 | 0 |
| 1999 | 44 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25 | 9 |
| 2002 | 25 | 33 |
| 2003 | 35 | 30 |
| 2004 | 27 | 41 |
| 2005 | 22 | 37 |
| 2006 | 19 | 30 |
| 2007 | 15 | 35 |
| 2008 | 21 | 52 |
| 2009 | 15 | 44 |
| 2010 | 30 | 52 |
| 2011 | 36 | 50 |
| 2012 | 22 | 51 |
| 2013 | 30 | 65 |
| 2014 | 54 | 80 |
| 2015 | 75 | 109 |
| 2016 | 77 | 82 |
| 2017 | 76 | 79 |
| 2018 | 46 | 97 |
| 2019 | 83 | 113 |
| 2020 | 68 | 130 |
| 2021 | 102 | 110 |
| 2022 | 80 | 146 |
| 2023 | 92 | 112 |
| 2024 | 107 | 94 |
| 2025 | 77 | 92 |
| 2026 | 57 | 62 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Liquid spray nozzle and liquid spray device29 Sep 2026US 12,746,563 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Solvent dosing for a spray applicator25 Aug 2026US 12,715,013 B2Graco Minnesota Inc.
- Automated wall finishing system and method25 Aug 2026US 12,716,247 B2JLG Industries, Inc.
- Method of cleaning a nozzle11 Aug 2026US 12,707,929 B2Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
- Spray head4 Aug 2026US 12,697,631 B2Phoenix Industries Pty Ltd
- Gun Flush Box Control Mechanism1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295623 A1
- Automated wall finishing system and method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297963 A1JLG Industries, Inc.
- Spray applicator and spray system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284682 A1PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
- A dispensing system, a method of purging a dispenser and a purge initiation sytem10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266865 A13M Innovative Properties Company
- Liquid dispensing system with internal recirculation3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257233 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Liquid droplet spray device for an inhaler suitable for respiratory therapies427US 6,196,219 B1Microflow Engineering SA · 2001
- Hand held paint spray gun with top mounted paint cup168US 5,582,350 ARansburg Corporation · 1996
- Sprinkler head162US 5,228,625 AMasco Corporation · 1993
- Purgeable dispensing gun for polyurethane foam and the like137US 4,117,551 A1978
- Shower head with elastomeric nozzles134US 5,405,089 AFriedrich Grohe AG & Co. KG · 1995