B08B 3/00

Cleaning by methods involving the use or presence of liquid or steam

Official title: Cleaning by methods involving the use or presence of liquid or steam (B08B9/00 takes precedence)

B08B3/00 (Cleaning by methods involving the use or presence of liquid or steam) appears on 9,287 US grants and 10,384 published applications in this corpus.

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Granted patents: 9,287
Published applications: 10,384
Assignees: 3,981
Inventors: 19,481
Latest grant: 6 Oct 2026

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B08B 3/00: granted patents and published applications per publication year
Year	Granted patents	Published applications
1976	54	0
1977	44	0
1978	42	0
1979	26	0
1980	37	0
1981	26	0
1982	35	0
1983	35	0
1984	36	0
1985	35	0
1986	30	0
1987	36	0
1988	48	0
1989	65	0
1990	59	0
1991	63	0
1992	75	0
1993	98	0
1994	101	0
1995	112	0
1996	144	0
1997	155	0
1998	175	0
1999	226	0
2000	200	0
2001	194	66
2002	203	278
2003	215	259
2004	184	292
2005	166	304
2006	126	331
2007	147	269
2008	126	276
2009	129	292
2010	156	246
2011	153	271
2012	163	266
2013	188	366
2014	209	342
2015	254	421
2016	285	468
2017	383	607
2018	351	636
2019	447	650
2020	536	623
2021	445	635
2022	472	602
2023	520	570
2024	518	536
2025	476	474
2026	284	304

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