B08B 9/46
Inspecting cleaned containers for cleanliness
B08B9/46 (Inspecting cleaned containers for cleanliness) appears on 71 US grants and 68 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B08B- Granted patents
- 71
- Published applications
- 68
- Assignees
- 53
- Inventors
- 190
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4 | 8 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 | 8 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026 | 4 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Methods and apparatus for cleaning a vessel29 Sep 2026US 12,746,584 B2ASM IP Holding B. V.
- Dry cleaning device and dry cleaning method1 Sep 2026US 12,722,190 B2Gudeng Precision Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Case and method of using case23 Jun 2026US 12,661,697 B2Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Composition for production of a test soil for assessment of the cleaning action of cleaning devices and use thereof19 May 2026US 12,629,306 B2MEIKO Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG
- Methods and apparatus for cleaning a vessel18 Nov 2025US 12,472,539 B2ASM IP Holding B. V.
- Cleaning method for substrate accommodation container and cleaning apparatus for substrate accommodation container24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284723 A1Kioxia Corporation
- Machine for removing sediment, dregs, and the like27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249332 A1Gerotto Federico S.R.L.
- Method for the internal inspection of storage tanks21 May 2026US 2026/0140089 A1Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrbras
- Wafer storage container cleaning device and wafer storage container cleaning method14 May 2026US 2026/0131363 A1Kioxia Corporation
- Washing machine for washing empty containers adapted to be filled with a pourable product and relative method19 Mar 2026US 2026/0077990 A1Sidel Participations
Most cited
By later US patents
- Moulding54US 7,819,650 B2Stork Titan B V · 2010
- Bottle bottom inspection apparatus31US 4,943,713 AHajime Industries Ltd. · 1990
- Method and apparatus for refilling a container with a fluid30US 7,571,586 B12009
- In-line bottle rinser20US 4,104,081 AAdolph Coors Company · 1978
- Method and system for sampling and determining the presence of compounds20US 5,470,754 AThe Coca-Cola Company · 1995