B05C 11/02
Apparatus for spreading or distributing liquids or other fluent materials already applied
Official title: Apparatus for spreading or distributing liquids or other fluent materials already applied to a surface {; Controlling means therefor}(B05C7/00 takes precedence; Hand tools for such purposes B05C17/10); Control of the thickness of a coating {by spreading or distributing liquids or other fluent materials already applied to the coated surface}(controlling supply of liquid or other fluent material B05C11/10)
B05C11/02 (Apparatus for spreading or distributing liquids or other fluent materials already applied) appears on 1,664 US grants and 1,148 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B05C- Granted patents
- 1,664
- Published applications
- 1,148
- Assignees
- 785
- Inventors
- 3,115
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 14 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 13 | 0 |
| 1981 | 19 | 0 |
| 1982 | 16 | 0 |
| 1983 | 18 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 18 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 19 | 0 |
| 1989 | 25 | 0 |
| 1990 | 28 | 0 |
| 1991 | 37 | 0 |
| 1992 | 36 | 0 |
| 1993 | 32 | 0 |
| 1994 | 32 | 0 |
| 1995 | 28 | 0 |
| 1996 | 25 | 0 |
| 1997 | 57 | 0 |
| 1998 | 62 | 0 |
| 1999 | 83 | 0 |
| 2000 | 78 | 0 |
| 2001 | 76 | 29 |
| 2002 | 62 | 49 |
| 2003 | 46 | 46 |
| 2004 | 35 | 38 |
| 2005 | 21 | 38 |
| 2006 | 25 | 37 |
| 2007 | 11 | 27 |
| 2008 | 15 | 24 |
| 2009 | 17 | 34 |
| 2010 | 21 | 30 |
| 2011 | 19 | 20 |
| 2012 | 25 | 31 |
| 2013 | 24 | 40 |
| 2014 | 25 | 50 |
| 2015 | 38 | 61 |
| 2016 | 32 | 43 |
| 2017 | 58 | 54 |
| 2018 | 49 | 82 |
| 2019 | 50 | 61 |
| 2020 | 73 | 55 |
| 2021 | 45 | 55 |
| 2022 | 50 | 50 |
| 2023 | 43 | 47 |
| 2024 | 40 | 58 |
| 2025 | 44 | 53 |
| 2026 | 32 | 36 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B05C 11/08Spreading liquid or other fluent material by manipulating the work527
- B05C 11/023Apparatus for spreading or distributing liquids or other fluent materials already applied482
- B05C 11/04With blades423
- B05C 11/06With a blast of gas or vapour189
- B05C 11/021Apparatus for spreading or distributing liquids or other fluent materials already applied62
Recent patents
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- Applicator head for coating application and associated system and method8 Sep 2026US 12,728,439 B2The Boeing Company
- Automated industrial coating system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295626 A1The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)
- Substrate processing apparatus24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284698 A1SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
- Chemical mechanical polishing device and method for processing wafer using same6 Aug 2026US 2026/0231722 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Electrode Producing Device, Battery Cell Including Electrodes Produced Using Same, and Battery Pack and Vehicle Including Battery Cell30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216747 A1LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
- Manufacturing method for optical fiber tape core wire16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199929 A1SWCC Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Rotatable substrate supporting mechanism with temperature sensing device for use in chemical vapor deposition equipment622US 4,821,674 A1989
- Apparatus for substrate holding515US 5,989,342 ADainippon Screen Mfg.Co., Ltd. · 1999
- Rotatable substrate supporting mechanism with temperature sensing device for use in chemical vapor deposition equipment497US 5,374,315 AAdvanced Semiconductor Materials America, Inc. · 1994
- Film forming method, computer storage medium, and film forming system471US 9,741,559 B2Tokyo Electron Limited · 2017
- Stent mounting assembly and a method of using the same to coat a stent294US 6,565,659 B1Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. · 2003