B05B 17/04
Operating with special methods
Official title: operating with special methods
B05B17/04 (Operating with special methods) appears on 2,000 US grants and 2,320 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B05B- Granted patents
- 2,000
- Published applications
- 2,320
- Assignees
- 1,006
- Inventors
- 4,025
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 14 | 0 |
| 1982 | 18 | 0 |
| 1983 | 17 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 17 | 0 |
| 1987 | 21 | 0 |
| 1988 | 23 | 0 |
| 1989 | 15 | 0 |
| 1990 | 16 | 0 |
| 1991 | 14 | 0 |
| 1992 | 20 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 18 | 0 |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 | 22 | 0 |
| 1999 | 31 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | 0 |
| 2001 | 27 | 5 |
| 2002 | 39 | 49 |
| 2003 | 42 | 59 |
| 2004 | 38 | 58 |
| 2005 | 29 | 59 |
| 2006 | 29 | 59 |
| 2007 | 16 | 52 |
| 2008 | 30 | 80 |
| 2009 | 31 | 74 |
| 2010 | 46 | 72 |
| 2011 | 50 | 78 |
| 2012 | 30 | 51 |
| 2013 | 59 | 97 |
| 2014 | 49 | 87 |
| 2015 | 72 | 112 |
| 2016 | 71 | 95 |
| 2017 | 93 | 135 |
| 2018 | 72 | 117 |
| 2019 | 98 | 123 |
| 2020 | 90 | 111 |
| 2021 | 83 | 153 |
| 2022 | 97 | 167 |
| 2023 | 107 | 122 |
| 2024 | 122 | 112 |
| 2025 | 110 | 127 |
| 2026 | 69 | 66 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Volumetric measurement of micro droplets6 Oct 2026US 12,752,294 B2DH Technologies Development Pte. Ltd.
- Fine particles space placement control system, fine particles space placement control method, and computer-readable storage medium6 Oct 2026US 12,752,295 B2
- Aerosol-generating device and system29 Sep 2026US 12,745,794 B2Philip Morris Products S. A.
- Ultrasonic atomizing device22 Sep 2026US 12,741,251 B2TMEIC Corporation
- Droplet device actuation from inhalation sensing15 Sep 2026US 12,734,312 B2Pneuma Respiratory, Inc.
- Atomizer tip having a one-way valve1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295616 A1Advanced Medical Engineering, LLC
- Delivery of small droplets to the respiratory system via electronic breath actuated droplet delivery device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284327 A1Pneuma Respiratory, Inc.
- A scent delivery device and replaceable scent cartridges for use therein24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284349 A1
- Spraying device and methods24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284688 A1Instapurify Technology LLC
- Wall-climbing toy17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273425 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Piezo inhaler771US 6,196,218 B12001
- Inhalation device450US 5,515,842 ADisetronic AG · 1996
- Liquid droplet spray device for an inhaler suitable for respiratory therapies427US 6,196,219 B1Microflow Engineering SA · 2001
- Ultrasonic liquid atomizer with an improved soft start circuit401US 4,641,053 AMatsushita Seiko Co., Ltd. · 1987
- Liquid atomization methods and devices398US 6,601,776 B1MicroCoating Technologies, Inc. · 2003