B08B 1/00
Cleaning by methods involving the use of tools
Official title: Cleaning by methods involving the use of tools (cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto B08B9/00)
B08B1/00 (Cleaning by methods involving the use of tools) appears on 3,829 US grants and 4,666 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B08B- Granted patents
- 3,829
- Published applications
- 4,666
- Assignees
- 1,926
- Inventors
- 9,153
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 15 | 0 |
| 1985 | 11 | 0 |
| 1986 | 14 | 0 |
| 1987 | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 | 19 | 0 |
| 1990 | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | 18 | 0 |
| 1994 | 36 | 0 |
| 1995 | 33 | 0 |
| 1996 | 29 | 0 |
| 1997 | 59 | 0 |
| 1998 | 66 | 0 |
| 1999 | 88 | 0 |
| 2000 | 68 | 0 |
| 2001 | 76 | 36 |
| 2002 | 63 | 98 |
| 2003 | 88 | 89 |
| 2004 | 77 | 106 |
| 2005 | 66 | 129 |
| 2006 | 56 | 115 |
| 2007 | 58 | 108 |
| 2008 | 54 | 103 |
| 2009 | 41 | 115 |
| 2010 | 59 | 70 |
| 2011 | 67 | 126 |
| 2012 | 71 | 125 |
| 2013 | 76 | 141 |
| 2014 | 98 | 179 |
| 2015 | 107 | 181 |
| 2016 | 159 | 236 |
| 2017 | 144 | 288 |
| 2018 | 177 | 256 |
| 2019 | 231 | 348 |
| 2020 | 243 | 282 |
| 2021 | 228 | 295 |
| 2022 | 227 | 258 |
| 2023 | 223 | 252 |
| 2024 | 207 | 308 |
| 2025 | 207 | 260 |
| 2026 | 129 | 162 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B08B 1/10Cleaning by methods involving the use of tools: characterised by the type2,604
- B08B 1/30Cleaning by methods involving the use of tools: by movement of cleaning1,691
- B08B 1/20Cleaning of moving articles550
- B08B 1/50Involving cleaning of the cleaning members212
- B08B 1/40Cleaning tools with integrated means for dispensing fluids116
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- Cleaning device for rims1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296379 A1
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