B05B 15/72
Using hydraulic or pneumatic means
Official title: using hydraulic or pneumatic means
B05B15/72 (Using hydraulic or pneumatic means) appears on 662 US grants and 488 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B05B- Granted patents
- 662
- Published applications
- 488
- Assignees
- 210
- Inventors
- 806
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 16 | 0 |
| 1989 | 21 | 0 |
| 1990 | 16 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 17 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 3 |
| 2002 | 15 | 14 |
| 2003 | 14 | 17 |
| 2004 | 14 | 10 |
| 2005 | 15 | 16 |
| 2006 | 13 | 20 |
| 2007 | 5 | 20 |
| 2008 | 10 | 17 |
| 2009 | 12 | 13 |
| 2010 | 16 | 16 |
| 2011 | 16 | 25 |
| 2012 | 15 | 16 |
| 2013 | 17 | 16 |
| 2014 | 24 | 21 |
| 2015 | 28 | 18 |
| 2016 | 19 | 17 |
| 2017 | 16 | 20 |
| 2018 | 15 | 22 |
| 2019 | 22 | 22 |
| 2020 | 19 | 30 |
| 2021 | 25 | 29 |
| 2022 | 17 | 35 |
| 2023 | 27 | 23 |
| 2024 | 19 | 17 |
| 2025 | 23 | 18 |
| 2026 | 9 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Fire extinguishing device and system for suppression of electric vehicle battery fire29 Sep 2026US 12,746,422 B2Lee Mobility Inc.
- Internal riser extension for rotary pop-up sprinkler4 Aug 2026US D1,139,827 S1Design
- Rotary sprinkler head and spraying device21 Jul 2026US 12,686,027 B2
- Rotary sprinkler riser extension kit19 May 2026US 12,629,707 B2
- Variable pressure regulators and associated methods19 May 2026US 12,629,713 B1Husqvarna AB
- Self-erecting watering device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284689 A1Fire and Rescue Innovation Finland FRIF Oy
- Sprinkler With An Adjustable Pressure Regulator25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175247 A1Rain Bird Corporation
- Gear Movement Group for Grease Irrigation11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158508 A1Ningbo Ditai Plastic Co., Ltd.
- Kit for modifying operational mode of impact sprinkler28 May 2026US 2026/0145194 A1Senninger Irrigation, Inc.
- Lawn sprinkler23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108897 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Shower installation540US 8,196,234 B2Hansgrohe SE · 2012
- Contour control device for rotary irrigation sprinklers149US 4,819,875 ARain Bird Consumer Products Mfg. Corp. · 1989
- Stream propelled rotary pop-up sprinkler with adjustable sprinkling pattern126US 5,058,806 ANelson Irrigation Corporation · 1991
- Pop-up sprinkler with top serviceable diaphragm valve module103US 6,491,235 B1Hunter Industries, Inc. · 2002
- Sprinkler unit with flow stop101US 5,762,270 AHunter Industries, Inc. · 1998