B08B 1/20
Cleaning of moving articles
Official title: Cleaning of moving articles, e.g. of moving webs or of objects on a conveyor
B08B1/20 (Cleaning of moving articles) appears on 550 US grants and 641 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B08B- Granted patents
- 550
- Published applications
- 641
- Assignees
- 388
- Inventors
- 1,519
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 4 |
| 2002 | 8 | 7 |
| 2003 | 12 | 6 |
| 2004 | 8 | 11 |
| 2005 | 4 | 17 |
| 2006 | 11 | 10 |
| 2007 | 7 | 15 |
| 2008 | 6 | 9 |
| 2009 | 6 | 11 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 |
| 2011 | 5 | 12 |
| 2012 | 7 | 13 |
| 2013 | 6 | 18 |
| 2014 | 5 | 15 |
| 2015 | 12 | 13 |
| 2016 | 10 | 19 |
| 2017 | 21 | 32 |
| 2018 | 24 | 31 |
| 2019 | 21 | 54 |
| 2020 | 41 | 45 |
| 2021 | 35 | 47 |
| 2022 | 35 | 42 |
| 2023 | 30 | 37 |
| 2024 | 41 | 78 |
| 2025 | 40 | 55 |
| 2026 | 37 | 32 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Liquid injection device29 Sep 2026US 12,749,783 B2Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited
- Cleaning system and method for a curved substrate22 Sep 2026US 12,741,301 B2Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
- Automated guided vehicle charge shoe cleaner15 Sep 2026US 12,734,558 B2Lincoln Global.Inc.
- Apparatus for protecting an optical device from contamination25 Aug 2026US 12,717,130 B2ExcelSense Technologies Corp.
- Cleaning device, reading device, and image forming apparatus18 Aug 2026US 12,708,930 B2FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Cleaner/conditioner for flyline8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307111 A1
- Mop bucket pump water cleaning mechanism and working method thereof24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283440 A1Gaobeidian Restar Electrical Applicances Manufacture Co., Ltd
- Coating film removing mechanism and coating film removing equipment10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264116 A1Toray Industries, Inc.
- Image forming apparatus and method for fixing toner image to recording material10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267262 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Cleaning device, method for cleaning and use of a cleaning device for fast-moving surfaces3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256276 A1Wandres GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for supporting and cleaning a polishing pad for chemical-mechanical planarization of microelectronic substrates89US 6,368,197 B2Micron Technology, Inc. · 2002
- Method and apparatus for supporting and cleaning a polishing pad for chemical-mechanical planarization of microelectronic substrates78US 6,244,944 B1Micron Technology, Inc. · 2001
- Dust removing apparatus67US 5,979,011 ANoritsu Koki Co., Ltd. · 1999
- Liquid application apparatus and method, and image forming apparatus60US 8,038,284 B2FUJIFILM Corporation · 2011
- Method and apparatus for supporting and cleaning a polishing pad for chemical-mechanical planarization of microelectronic substrates59US 6,352,470 B2Micron Technology, Inc. · 2002