E03B 9/20
Pillar fountains or like apparatus for dispensing drinking water
E03B9/20 (Pillar fountains or like apparatus for dispensing drinking water) appears on 80 US grants and 75 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E03B- Granted patents
- 80
- Published applications
- 75
- Assignees
- 45
- Inventors
- 204
- Latest grant
- 5 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 7 |
| 2016 | 5 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 7 |
| 2021 | 6 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 7 |
| 2025 | 3 | 7 |
| 2026 | 5 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Compact water bottle filling station and retrofitting method5 May 2026US 12,617,663 B2Acorn Engineering Company
- Smart hydrostations17 Mar 2026US 12,577,763 B1The Global H20 Initiative, PBC
- Retrofit sensor kits for drinking fountains17 Feb 2026US 12,553,227 B1Laitus Solutions, LLC
- Water dispenser riser assembly and system10 Feb 2026US 12,546,096 B2Brio Water Technology, Inc.
- Water providing station3 Feb 2026US 12,540,458 B2Acorn Engineering Company
- Water dispenser riser assembly and system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297912 A1Brio Water Technology, Inc.
- Retrofitting method for a compact water bottle filling station10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265037 A1Acorn Engineering Company
- Smart hydrostations23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210093 A1The Global H20 Initiative, PBC
- Automated spigot sanitization system with rotating mechanism and uvc sterilization for water fountains23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108644 A1
- Water dispensing fixture and filter access for same12 Feb 2026US 2026/0043218 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sensor operated water flow control123US 5,033,508 ACoyne & Delany Co. · 1991
- Service island wash station enclosure62US 5,257,423 ALeer Manufacturing Limited Partnership · 1993
- Combination toy and faucet fountain35US 5,337,956 A1994
- Portable garden work station29US 5,502,848 A1996
- Fountain attachment for a faucet21US 4,934,597 A1990