B08B 1/30
Cleaning by methods involving the use of tools: by movement of cleaning
Official title: by movement of cleaning members over a surface
B08B1/30 (Cleaning by methods involving the use of tools: by movement of cleaning) appears on 1,691 US grants and 1,993 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B08B- Granted patents
- 1,691
- Published applications
- 1,993
- Assignees
- 934
- Inventors
- 4,208
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 19 | 0 |
| 1995 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 31 | 0 |
| 1998 | 29 | 0 |
| 1999 | 49 | 0 |
| 2000 | 30 | 0 |
| 2001 | 35 | 18 |
| 2002 | 35 | 54 |
| 2003 | 50 | 41 |
| 2004 | 35 | 50 |
| 2005 | 31 | 59 |
| 2006 | 35 | 49 |
| 2007 | 25 | 43 |
| 2008 | 25 | 43 |
| 2009 | 21 | 48 |
| 2010 | 31 | 27 |
| 2011 | 33 | 59 |
| 2012 | 30 | 47 |
| 2013 | 30 | 59 |
| 2014 | 30 | 61 |
| 2015 | 37 | 63 |
| 2016 | 58 | 77 |
| 2017 | 58 | 95 |
| 2018 | 66 | 105 |
| 2019 | 77 | 141 |
| 2020 | 115 | 124 |
| 2021 | 104 | 123 |
| 2022 | 90 | 120 |
| 2023 | 105 | 109 |
| 2024 | 95 | 159 |
| 2025 | 103 | 139 |
| 2026 | 54 | 80 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Surface cleaning system, surface cleaning device and control method thereof22 Sep 2026US 12,740,638 B2Tineco Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
- Detoxification device and nozzle scraper22 Sep 2026US 12,741,300 B2Edwards Japan Limited
- Cleaning system and method for a curved substrate22 Sep 2026US 12,741,301 B2Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
- Side brush mechanism for a tunnel type car washing machine1 Sep 2026US 12,722,601 B2Zhejiang Yigoli Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
- Cleaning head for a marine cleaning system1 Sep 2026US 12,722,756 B2Franmarine Underwater Services Pty Ltd
- Cleaning device for rims1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296379 A1
- Image forming apparatus and cleaning member1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299507 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Apparatus for removing lottery ticket coatings17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273385 A1
- Cleaning device and electrical power tool17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273718 A1MetaSee LLC
- Imaging element cleaning apparatus with single hand operability17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276977 A1ClearCam Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Double-sided substrate cleaning apparatus160US 5,518,542 ATokyo Electron Kyushu Limited · 1996
- Apparatus spreading fluid on floor while moving154US 5,636,402 AMinolta Co., Ltd. · 1997
- Cleaning apparatus for cleaning reverse surface of semiconductor wafer109US 5,361,449 ATokyo Electron Kyushu Limited · 1994
- Polishing apparatus102US 5,655,954 AKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba · 1997
- Cleaning device for a wafer mount plate88US 5,351,360 AEnya Systems, Limited · 1994