B08B 11/04
Cleaning flexible or delicate articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto
Official title: specially adapted for plate glass, e.g. prior to manufacture of windshields
B08B11/04 (Cleaning flexible or delicate articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto) appears on 87 US grants and 98 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B08B- Granted patents
- 87
- Published applications
- 98
- Assignees
- 49
- Inventors
- 191
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2015 | 2 | 2 |
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| 2018 | 3 | 9 |
| 2019 | 7 | 12 |
| 2020 | 8 | 14 |
| 2021 | 2 | 13 |
| 2022 | 16 | 10 |
| 2023 | 11 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 10 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Cleaning system and method for a curved substrate22 Sep 2026US 12,741,301 B2Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
- Self-cleaning device and method using electrical oscillation and mechanical oscillation6 Jan 2026US 12,515,244 B2AG Microsystems, Inc.
- Photovoltaic panel cleaning method11 Nov 2025US 12,465,960 B2Green Grid Inc.
- Sensor system having transparent window contaminant removal using vibration14 Oct 2025US 12,440,874 B2Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
- System comprising a portable switching device for use with a portable electronic device7 Oct 2025US 12,434,271 B2Gui Global Products, Ltd.
- Window cleaning machine9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192343 A1Hobot Technology Inc.
- System comprising a portable switching device for use with a portable electronic device6 Nov 2025US 2025/0339879 A1Gui Global Products, Ltd.
- Cleaning system and method for a curved substrate19 Jun 2025US 2025/0196205 A1Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
- Glass composite, casing, display device and terminal device5 Dec 2024US 2024/0400443 A1BYD Company Limited
- Photovoltaic Panel Cleaning Method20 Jun 2024US 2024/0204718 A1Green Grid Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of cleaning glass substrates188US 9,561,982 B2Corning Incorporated · 2017
- Method for cleaning article by scrubbing with cleaning roll48US 4,566,911 AKanebo, Ltd. · 1986
- Photovoltaic panel cleaning machine34US 9,130,502 B1King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals · 2015
- Apparatus and method for cleaning large glass plates using linear arrays of carbon dioxide (CO.sub.2) jet spray nozzles28US 5,836,809 AEco-Snow Systems, Inc. · 1998
- Apparatus for washing curved sheets23US 4,352,221 ALibbey-Owens-Ford Co. · 1982