B08B 11/00
Cleaning flexible or delicate articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto
B08B11/00 (Cleaning flexible or delicate articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto) appears on 448 US grants and 440 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B08B- Granted patents
- 448
- Published applications
- 440
- Assignees
- 297
- Inventors
- 1,046
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2018 | 16 | 37 |
| 2019 | 21 | 29 |
| 2020 | 36 | 28 |
| 2021 | 14 | 33 |
| 2022 | 26 | 30 |
| 2023 | 28 | 29 |
| 2024 | 17 | 22 |
| 2025 | 27 | 21 |
| 2026 | 9 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Device and method for the fluid flow-based cleaning of mouthpieces and/or hoses of a shisha29 Sep 2026US 12,746,585 B2Design my Concept Projektverwaltungs GmbH
- Cleaning system and method for a curved substrate22 Sep 2026US 12,741,301 B2Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
- Apparatus for treating substrate22 Sep 2026US 12,745,587 B2Semes Co., Ltd.
- Lifting control apparatuses and cleaners including the same2 Jun 2026US 12,643,132 B2Tcl Zhonghuan Renewable Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
- Cleaning apparatus19 May 2026US 12,629,730 B2Shibaura Mechatronics Corporation
- Cleaning Cartridge for a Microfluidic Device, Microfluidic Device and Method for Cleaning the Microfluidic Device20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241387 A1Robert Bosch GmbH
- Wrist Watch Case Cleaning Apparatus20 Aug 2026US 2026/0244162 A1
- Window cleaning machine9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192343 A1Hobot Technology Inc.
- 3d cell washer9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194053 A1Agilent Technologies, Inc.
- Eyewear Cleaning Device30 Apr 2026US 2026/0115768 A1Clear Optics USA
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of cleaning glass substrates188US 9,561,982 B2Corning Incorporated · 2017
- Cleaning apparatus for cleaning reverse surface of semiconductor wafer109US 5,361,449 ATokyo Electron Kyushu Limited · 1994
- Device having brush for scrubbing substrate84US 5,375,291 ATokyo Electron Kyushu Limited · 1994
- Substrate spin treating apparatus81US 5,916,366 ADainippon Screen Mfg.Co., Ltd. · 1999
- Optical fiber connector using fiber spring force alignment groove76US 5,757,997 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1998