CPC technology class · B05

B05D - Processes For Applying Fluent Materials To Surfaces

Processes for applying fluent materials to surfaces, in general. 10,511 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

10,511
US patents granted: #2/3
in B05: 37.9%
B05 class share: -19%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Processes For Applying Fluent Materials To Surfaces ranks #166 of 670 CPC technology areas - 10,511 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume down 19% over five years.

#166
of 670 CPC technology areas: 10,511
US patents granted, 2015–2025: The Boeing
leading assignee (214): -19%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How B05D's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, B05D recorded 4,205 grants versus 5,200 in 2015–2019 (-19% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2019 at 1,165 grants and bottomed in 2023 at 730 (+60% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Tokyo Electron Limited holds 1.2% of the class ; the top three share 3.0%.

Leaderboard read

B05D concentration, lead at 1.2%

Tokyo Electron Limited leads this historical grant record at 1.2% of B05D - foreign corporation assignees hold 56% of class grants (2,222 of 3,972). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 1.2%
Top three share: 3.0%
Lead over #2: 11

Where B05D sits inside B05

Among 3 subclasses in B05 (Spraying OR Atomising IN GENERAL; Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General), B05D ranks #2 and holds 37.9% of the parent class's 27,719 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

B05B 12,186 B05C 5,022

Rising assignees active in B05D

Company-wide grant multiples (2022–2024 vs 2019–2021) among assignees with ≥5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide; class patent counts are subclass-specific.

#1 Bmic LLC 35x 5 → 176 company-wide · 11 in B05D
#2 CubicPV Inc. 19x 0 → 19 company-wide · 8 in B05D
#3 S+S Industries Technology LLC 11x 0 → 11 company-wide · 12 in B05D
#4 Nelumbo Inc. 8.00x 1 → 8 company-wide · 6 in B05D
#5 Hymmen GmbH Maschinen- und Anlagenbau 7.00x 0 → 7 company-wide · 9 in B05D

B05D grants by year, peak 2019 (1,165)

US utility-patent grants per year in B05D, 2015–2025 - recent five years are down 19% versus 2015–2019.

Tokyo Electron

122
Basf Coatings

111
Ppg Industries Ohio

86
Kansai Paint

72
Axalta Coating…

57
Screen Holdings

44
Agc

42
Sicpa Holding

42
Swimc

37
Henkel & Kgaa

35
Abbott Cardiovascular…

33
Nordson

33

What this shows The Boeing is the most active filer in B05D, holding 214 of the 10,511 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

View data table

Top patent holders in CPC subclass B05D
Rank	Company	Patents in B05D
#1	Tokyo Electron Limited	122
#2	Basf Coatings GMBH	111
#3	PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.	86
#4	Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.	72
#5	Axalta Coating Systems IP Co., LLC	57
#6	Screen Holdings Co., Ltd.	44
#7	AGC Inc.	42
#8	Sicpa Holding SA	42
#9	Swimc LLC	37
#10	Henkel AG & Co. KGaA	35
#11	Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.	33
#12	Nordson Corporation	33
#13	Ethicon, Inc.	32
#14	Kohler Mira Limited	31
#15	Viavi Solutions Inc.	30
#16	Ceraloc Innovation AB	30
#17	Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.	28
#18	Kateeva, Inc.	26
#19	Dürr Systems AG	26
#20	Chemetall GMBH	26

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading B05D 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 B05D assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B05D. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near B05D's 10,511-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for B05D (#166 of 670 by volume ; lead share 2.0%) - not the B05 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

H02H 10,591 B65B 10,637 B64U 10,226 H04Q 10,225

Nearest by lead-assignee share

C07C 2.0% Y04S 2.1% D02G 2.1% A61J 2.1%

Questions about B05D

Which company holds the most patents in B05D?

The Boeing Company leads B05D with 214 patents (1.2% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, foreign corporations account for 56% of class grants.

Which B05D assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in B05D, Bmic LLC shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (35x: 5 grants in 2019–2021 → 176 in 2022–2024) while holding 11 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does B05D compare inside parent class B05?

Inside B05 (Spraying OR Atomising IN GENERAL; Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces, IN General), B05D ranks #2 of 3 subclasses by grant volume and holds 37.9% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is B05B (12,186 grants).

What to do with this data

B05D in context - here's where to go next.

Tokyo Electron Limited leads B05D with 122 grants in this class. See full portfolio
B05D ranks #166 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
Inside parent class B05, the largest sibling subclass is B05B with 12,186 grants. Explore B05B

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through 2026-05-15; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Methodology - B05D figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (10,511 grants in the tracked window).

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