B08B 9/08
Cleaning containers
Official title: Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks
B08B9/08 (Cleaning containers) appears on 2,241 US grants and 2,157 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B08B- Granted patents
- 2,241
- Published applications
- 2,157
- Assignees
- 1,404
- Inventors
- 4,761
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 24 | 0 |
| 1977 | 25 | 0 |
| 1978 | 24 | 0 |
| 1979 | 21 | 0 |
| 1980 | 23 | 0 |
| 1981 | 12 | 0 |
| 1982 | 19 | 0 |
| 1983 | 13 | 0 |
| 1984 | 17 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 14 | 0 |
| 1987 | 25 | 0 |
| 1988 | 22 | 0 |
| 1989 | 31 | 0 |
| 1990 | 32 | 0 |
| 1991 | 29 | 0 |
| 1992 | 36 | 0 |
| 1993 | 27 | 0 |
| 1994 | 45 | 0 |
| 1995 | 40 | 0 |
| 1996 | 47 | 0 |
| 1997 | 48 | 0 |
| 1998 | 45 | 0 |
| 1999 | 37 | 0 |
| 2000 | 40 | 0 |
| 2001 | 36 | 9 |
| 2002 | 41 | 39 |
| 2003 | 47 | 48 |
| 2004 | 37 | 53 |
| 2005 | 34 | 76 |
| 2006 | 32 | 61 |
| 2007 | 34 | 57 |
| 2008 | 29 | 62 |
| 2009 | 20 | 68 |
| 2010 | 44 | 88 |
| 2011 | 45 | 72 |
| 2012 | 34 | 72 |
| 2013 | 49 | 75 |
| 2014 | 50 | 88 |
| 2015 | 73 | 101 |
| 2016 | 82 | 109 |
| 2017 | 91 | 128 |
| 2018 | 79 | 116 |
| 2019 | 93 | 90 |
| 2020 | 104 | 106 |
| 2021 | 80 | 100 |
| 2022 | 86 | 126 |
| 2023 | 76 | 118 |
| 2024 | 82 | 108 |
| 2025 | 102 | 111 |
| 2026 | 58 | 76 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B08B 9/093By the force of jets or sprays840
- B08B 9/20By using apparatus into or on to which containers425
- B08B 9/0804Cleaning containers having tubular shape313
- B08B 9/087By methods involving the use of tools180
- B08B 9/0821Handling or manipulating containers134
- B08B 9/083Removing scrap from containers90
- B08B 9/46Inspecting cleaned containers for cleanliness71
- B08B 9/0861Cleaning crates, boxes or the like64
Recent patents
- Semiconductor arrangement and method for making6 Oct 2026US 12,752,317 B2Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
- Methods and apparatus for cleaning a vessel29 Sep 2026US 12,746,584 B2ASM IP Holding B. V.
- Sanitary device and pest prevention device for garbage can lids22 Sep 2026US 12,741,809 B2Grote Industries, Inc.
- Method for manufacturing water absorbent resin15 Sep 2026US 12,734,560 B2Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co., Ltd.
- Cleaning method, recording medium, and substrate processing apparatus15 Sep 2026US 12,734,561 B2Kokusai Electric Corporation
- Process for cleaning or removing solids from tanks8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307117 A1Wacker Chemie AG
- Cleaning device and method for cleaning wastewater holding tanks8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307118 A1Williams Company Enterprises, LLC
- Carrying method and device for cleaning foup8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307916 A1Asia Neo Tech Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Cleaning tool for a hearing device charger1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295643 A1
- Machine for removing sediment, dregs, and the like1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297891 A1Gerotto Federico S.R.L.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Dump facility for cassette sewage tanks1,411US 6,182,673 B2Mike Kindermann Marketing/Vertriebs GmbH · 2001
- Interhalogen cleaning of process equipment333US 5,565,038 AIntel Corporation · 1996
- Reconfigurable mobile vehicle with magnetic tracks262US 5,363,935 ACarnegie Mellon University · 1994
- Collapsible mobile vehicle214US 5,451,135 ACarnegie Mellon University · 1995
- Article including identification information for use in an electrically heated smoking system210US 8,689,804 B2Philip Morris USA Inc. · 2014