B08B 2209/02
Details of apparatuses or methods for cleaning pipes or tubes
B08B2209/02 (Details of apparatuses or methods for cleaning pipes or tubes) appears on 490 US grants and 710 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B08B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 710
- Assignees
- 401
- Inventors
- 1,473
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2024 | 82 | 90 |
| 2025 | 89 | 79 |
| 2026 | 57 | 69 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method and apparatus for delivering an API-containing liquid to an edible substrate6 Oct 2026US 12,751,915 B2Transport Authority, Inc.
- Vacuum cleaner and method for operating a vacuum cleaner29 Sep 2026US 12,746,582 B2BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
- Closet auger29 Sep 2026US 12,746,583 B2Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Detoxification device and nozzle scraper22 Sep 2026US 12,741,300 B2Edwards Japan Limited
- Multi-cartridge drain guns, accessories therefor, and methods of use and manufacture thereof8 Sep 2026US 12,728,437 B2Diversitech Corporation
- On-Boom Sectional Recirculating Injection System8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305596 A1Latitude Limited
- Water filter priming pump8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306973 A1
- Medical tube clearance device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295207 A1Clearflow, Inc.
- Uv disinfector for optically dense fluids24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283173 A1Ultra Biotecs Limited
- Electro-cleaning device and method24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284717 A1Commissariat A L' Energie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives
Most cited
By later US patents
- Cleaning method for removing biofilm and debris from lines and tubing58US 6,027,572 APrinceton Trade and Technologt, Inc · 2000
- Method of cleaning passageways using a mixed phase flow of gas and a liquid46US 6,454,871 B1Princeton Trade & Technology, Inc. · 2002
- Pressurized closed flow cleaning system44US 5,540,784 AUnited Laboratories, Inc. · 1996
- Method of cleaning passageways using a mixed phase flow of a gas and a liquid34US 6,857,436 B2Princeton Trade & Technology, Inc. · 2005
- Method and apparatus for cleaning columns by inducing vibrations in fouling material and the column33US 5,674,323 AAmerican International Corporation · 1997