B08B 2240/00
Type of materials or objects being cleaned
B08B2240/00 (Type of materials or objects being cleaned) appears on 202 US grants and 220 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B08B- Granted patents
- 202
- Published applications
- 220
- Assignees
- 123
- Inventors
- 506
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 4 | 2 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 |
| 2003 | 5 | 15 |
| 2004 | 9 | 6 |
| 2005 | 7 | 6 |
| 2006 | 4 | 5 |
| 2007 | 6 | 5 |
| 2008 | 3 | 8 |
| 2009 | 5 | 2 |
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| 2011 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 |
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| 2014 | 0 | 7 |
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| 2018 | 4 | 13 |
| 2019 | 6 | 11 |
| 2020 | 11 | 8 |
| 2021 | 7 | 24 |
| 2022 | 7 | 17 |
| 2023 | 16 | 15 |
| 2024 | 17 | 14 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 |
| 2026 | 8 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Cleaning tool for an optical connector4 Aug 2026US 12,699,230 B2Fujikura Ltd.
- Systems and methods for optical fiber cleaning and interface particle reduction14 Jul 2026US 12,678,831 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Optical connector cleaning tool23 Jun 2026US 12,663,591 B2Fujikura Ltd.
- Fiber optic lens cleaning by gas flow and/or vibrations23 Jun 2026US 12,663,637 B2GE Precision Healthcare LLC
- Reducing surface and bulk contamination in plastic9 Jun 2026US 12,649,115 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Optical connector cleaning tool1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299216 A1NTT Advanced Technology Corporation
- Reducing surface and bulk contamination in plastic24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284550 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Cleaning tool3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257882 A1Fujikura Ltd.
- Automated inspection and cleaning of optical fiber components6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227279 A1Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Spectrophotometer, cleaning unit, and method for cleaning spectrophotometer16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199940 A1Thermo Fisher Scientific (Shanghai) Instruments Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Combinations of printed circuit boards and face plates97US 5,708,742 ANorthern Telecom Limited · 1998
- Ferrule cleaning rod and method of use80US 5,925,191 A1999
- Optical fiber connector using fiber spring force alignment groove76US 5,757,997 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1998
- Active device receptacle76US 6,086,263 A3M Innovative Properties Company · 2000
- Combination of optical connector cleaner and holder jig66US 5,220,703 ANippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation · 1993