Hand tools or apparatus using hand held tools, for applying liquids or
Official title: Hand tools or apparatus using hand held tools, for applying liquids or other fluent materials to, for spreading applied liquids or other fluent materials on, or for partially removing applied liquids or other fluent materials from, surfaces ({casings or accessories for storing or handling solid or pasty toilet or cosmetic substances A45D40/00;} brushes A46B; {shoe polish applicators A47L23/05; surgical glue applicators A61B17/00491;} absorbent pads, e.g. swabs, for applying media to the human body A61F13/15; {hand-held applicators for applying or spreading media, e.g. remedies, on the human body A61M35/003; implements for writing or drawing B43K; hand-held desk devices for applying liquid, e.g. adhesive, by contact to surfaces B43M11/06;} implements or apparatus for removing dry paint from surfaces B44D3/16 {; container closures with pads or like contents-applying means B65D47/42})
B05C17/00 (Hand tools or apparatus using hand held tools, for applying liquids or) appears on 3,972 US grants and 3,115 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B05C- Granted patents
- 3,972
- Published applications
- 3,115
- Assignees
- 1,427
- Inventors
- 5,862
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 39 | 0 |
| 1977 | 34 | 0 |
| 1978 | 36 | 0 |
| 1979 | 18 | 0 |
| 1980 | 42 | 0 |
| 1981 | 42 | 0 |
| 1982 | 43 | 0 |
| 1983 | 31 | 0 |
| 1984 | 43 | 0 |
| 1985 | 45 | 0 |
| 1986 | 44 | 0 |
| 1987 | 62 | 0 |
| 1988 | 48 | 0 |
| 1989 | 53 | 0 |
| 1990 | 58 | 0 |
| 1991 | 73 | 0 |
| 1992 | 41 | 0 |
| 1993 | 85 | 0 |
| 1994 | 78 | 0 |
| 1995 | 71 | 0 |
| 1996 | 72 | 0 |
| 1997 | 75 | 0 |
| 1998 | 81 | 0 |
| 1999 | 124 | 0 |
| 2000 | 107 | 0 |
| 2001 | 113 | 25 |
| 2002 | 111 | 109 |
| 2003 | 98 | 109 |
| 2004 | 88 | 121 |
| 2005 | 84 | 134 |
| 2006 | 64 | 137 |
| 2007 | 59 | 138 |
| 2008 | 51 | 136 |
| 2009 | 41 | 121 |
| 2010 | 74 | 124 |
| 2011 | 79 | 124 |
| 2012 | 84 | 108 |
| 2013 | 94 | 126 |
| 2014 | 121 | 137 |
| 2015 | 105 | 138 |
| 2016 | 121 | 140 |
| 2017 | 132 | 185 |
| 2018 | 134 | 162 |
| 2019 | 172 | 143 |
| 2020 | 153 | 142 |
| 2021 | 127 | 136 |
| 2022 | 99 | 108 |
| 2023 | 84 | 87 |
| 2024 | 97 | 98 |
| 2025 | 93 | 79 |
| 2026 | 49 | 48 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
- B05C 17/005Hand tools or apparatus using hand held tools, for applying liquids or2,590
- B05C 17/02Rollers827
- B05C 17/002Hand tools or apparatus using hand held tools, for applying liquids or368
- B05C 17/10Hand tools for removing partially or for spreading or redistributing applied liquids164
- B05C 17/06Stencils105
- B05C 17/12Hand tools or apparatus using hand held tools, for applying liquids or20
- B05C 17/001Incorporating means for heating or cooling the liquid or other fluent material15
Recent patents
- Caulk nozzle lighting system6 Oct 2026US 12,752,298 B2
- Assembly comprising a bottle, an aesthetic band and a system for attaching the aesthetic band to the bottle15 Sep 2026US 12,733,727 B2Chanel Parfums Beaute
- Film forming apparatus and method for manufacturing part having film containing silicon15 Sep 2026US 12,734,543 B2Tokyo Electron Limited
- Applicator head for coating application and associated system and method8 Sep 2026US 12,728,439 B2The Boeing Company
- Adjustable notched trowel1 Sep 2026US 12,723,414 B2
- Glue Dispenser System and Method of Use8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307099 A1
- Paste syringe1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294586 A1Tokuyama Dental Corporation
- Dispensing device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273571 A1Medmix Switzerland AG
- Dispensing device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273572 A1Medmix Switzerland AG
- Paint Roller Pole Device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273573 A1
Most cited
- Two component fluid dispenser1,557US 6,047,861 AVIR Engineering · 2000
- Bone cement delivery apparatus and hand-held fluent material dispensing apparatus1,557US 6,439,439 B1Telios Orthopedic Systems, Inc. · 2002
- Bone cement injector1,545US 5,431,654 AStryker Corporation · 1995
- External mixer assembly1,439US 7,018,357 B2Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2006
- Devices for sealing staples in tissue1,159US 9,913,646 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2018