B08B 9/20
By using apparatus into or on to which containers
Official title: by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans are brought {(washing or rinsing crockery or tableware A47L15/00)}
B08B9/20 (By using apparatus into or on to which containers) appears on 425 US grants and 368 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B08B- Granted patents
- 425
- Published applications
- 368
- Assignees
- 263
- Inventors
- 861
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 1 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 |
| 2003 | 9 | 13 |
| 2004 | 5 | 7 |
| 2005 | 4 | 8 |
| 2006 | 3 | 6 |
| 2007 | 4 | 10 |
| 2008 | 4 | 7 |
| 2009 | 3 | 18 |
| 2010 | 13 | 23 |
| 2011 | 8 | 18 |
| 2012 | 10 | 23 |
| 2013 | 11 | 12 |
| 2014 | 12 | 17 |
| 2015 | 17 | 19 |
| 2016 | 19 | 16 |
| 2017 | 15 | 15 |
| 2018 | 11 | 17 |
| 2019 | 10 | 12 |
| 2020 | 11 | 15 |
| 2021 | 17 | 13 |
| 2022 | 12 | 20 |
| 2023 | 11 | 21 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 |
| 2025 | 16 | 18 |
| 2026 | 8 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B08B 9/28The apparatus cleaning by splash, spray, or jet application, with or without261
- B08B 9/42The apparatus being characterised by means for conveying or carrying containers therethrough125
- B08B 9/205Conveying containers to or from the cleaning machines50
- B08B 9/36The apparatus cleaning by using brushes32
- B08B 9/22The apparatus cleaning by soaking alone15
- B08B 9/38The apparatus cleaning by using scrapers, chains, grains of shot, sand or13
- B08B 9/40The apparatus cleaning by burning out1
Recent patents
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- Dry cleaning device and dry cleaning method1 Sep 2026US 12,722,190 B2Gudeng Precision Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Apparatus for righting animal cages from a washing device28 Apr 2026US 12,611,702 B2Visron Design, Inc.
- Extraction device and mechanisms, and use in recycling beverage capsules14 Apr 2026US 12,599,942 B2Recycap Technologies, S.L.
- Retaining unit for retaining a container and retaining device and apparatus comprising said retaining unit31 Mar 2026US 12,589,949 B2Kosme S.R.L. Unipersonale
- Device for removing dust from preforms24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284722 A1Sidel Participations
- Cup holder dust removal mechanism and battery production line6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225139 A1Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
- Apparatus and method for cleaning pot-shaped hollow bodies, in particular transport containers for semiconductor wafers or for lithography masks23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208241 A1Gsec German Semiconductor Equipment Company GmbH
- Cleaning apparatus, treatment apparatus and method for respectively cleaning and treating pot-shaped hollow bodies, in particular transporting containers for semiconductor wafers or for lithography masks2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183809 A1Gsec German Semiconductor Equipment Company GmbH
- High efficiency washing of plastic bottles using ultrasonic energy18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166596 A1The Coca-Cola Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Puck for and method of magnetic conveying146US 3,941,237 ACarter-Wallace, Inc. · 1976
- Waterless container cleaner monitoring system104US 5,546,631 A1996
- Liquid waste disposal and canister flushing system and method70US 5,901,717 ADornoch Medical Systems, Inc. · 1999
- Apparatus for handling syringe bodies62US 4,774,772 A1988
- Transport star unit for containers48US 5,607,045 A1997