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CPC technology class · B05

B05B - Spraying Apparatus

Spraying apparatus; atomising apparatus; nozzles. 12,186 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

12,186
US patents granted
B05
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+24%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Spraying Apparatus ranks #152 of 670 CPC technology areas - 12,186 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 24% over five years.

#152
of 670 CPC technology areas
12,186
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Graco Minnesota
leading assignee (205)
+24%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc. (205 patents)

CPC subclass B05B - SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES - covers 12,186 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class B05 (SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in B05B is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Graco Minnesota Inc. leads with 205 patents, followed by Nordson Corporation at 143 grants and Xiamen Solex High-tech Industries Co., Ltd. at 133.

Filing activity in B05B is up 24% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a sharp acceleration suggesting an emerging or fast-moving technology area. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is B05B innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in B05B, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 24% versus 2015–2019.

6008001,0001,2001,400 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 764

Who leads B05B?

The 12 most active assignees in SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Graco Minnesota is the most active filer in B05B, holding 205 of the 12,186 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025 grant years
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Top patent holders in CPC subclass B05B
Rank Company Patents in B05B
#1 Graco Minnesota Inc. 205
#2 Nordson Corporation 143
#3 Xiamen Solex High-tech Industries Co., Ltd. 133
#4 GOJO Industries, Inc. 123
#5 Aptar France SAS 114
#6 Dürr Systems Ag 102
#7 Kohler Co. 93
#8 Tokyo Electron Limited 85
#9 CNH Industrial America Llc 70
#10 Tyco Fire Products Lp 68
#11 Silgan Dispensing Systems Corporation 67
#12 Illinois TOOL Works Inc. 62
#13 Ecolab USA Inc. 59
#14 Aptar Radolfzell Gmbh 59
#15 EXEL Industries 59
#16 L'oreal 57
#17 Op-hygiene IP Gmbh 52
#18 Carlisle Fluid Technologies, Llc 51
#19 S. C. Johnson & SON, Inc. 50
#20 Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd. 50

About This Class

CPC subclass B05B belongs to class B05.

12,186 patents were granted in this class between 2015 and 2025.

20 companies actively patent in this space.

Classification System

Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) is a hierarchical patent classification system used by the USPTO and EPO.

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Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading B05B assignee, placed by how many patents it holds in this class (horizontal) against its company-wide average claims per patent (vertical) - a read on whether the class is led by broad-but-shallow filers or focused deep-claim players.

Top 14 B05B assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B05B. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 B05B assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B05B. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 8101214161820 50100150200250 Patents in B05B Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Graco MinnesotaNordsonXiamen Solex High-tec…Gojo IndustriesAptar France SasDürr SystemsKohlerTokyo ElectronCnh Industrial AmericaTyco Fire ProductsSilgan Dispensing Sys…Illinois Tool WorksEcolab UsaAptar Radolfzell
Top 14 B05B assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B05B. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class B05B?
CPC subclass B05B covers SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES. It belongs to CPC class B05 (SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL), with 12,186 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in B05B?
12,186 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass B05B between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in B05B?
Graco Minnesota Inc. leads B05B with 205 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for B05B collected?
Patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It covers all US granted utility patents and assigns CPC codes based on the technology described in each patent.
What is the difference between CPC class and subclass?
A CPC class (e.g., B05) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like B05B provide finer granularity within that category. PlainPatent organizes data at the subclass level (4-character codes) for the most useful view of technology domains.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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