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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 filing trajectory.

10,511
US patents granted
B05
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
-10%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Processes FOR Applying Fluent Materials TO Surfaces ranks #166 of 670 CPC technology areas - 10,511 US patents granted since 2015, with filing down 10% over five years.

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

CPC subclass B05D - PROCESSES FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL - covers 10,511 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 B05D is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. The Boeing Company leads with 214 patents, followed by BASF Coatings Gmbh at 111 grants and PPG Industries Ohio, Inc. at 86.

Filing activity in B05D is down 10% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a relatively steady filing pace. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is B05D innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in B05D, 2015–2025 - recent five years are down 10% versus 2015–2019.

4006008001,0001,200 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 496

Who leads B05D?

The 12 most active assignees in PROCESSES FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL - wider bars mean more grants

patents

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.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025 grant years
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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

About This Class

CPC subclass B05D belongs to class B05.

10,511 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 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).

Top 14 B05D assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B05D. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 5101520 050100150 Patents in B05D Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Tokyo ElectronBasf CoatingsPpg Industries OhioKansai PaintAxalta Coating System…Screen HoldingsAgcSicpa HoldingSwimcHenkel & KgaaAbbott Cardiovascular…NordsonEthiconKohler Mira
Top 14 B05D assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B05D. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class B05D?
CPC subclass B05D covers PROCESSES FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL. It belongs to CPC class B05 (SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL), with 10,511 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in B05D?
10,511 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass B05D between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in B05D?
The Boeing Company leads B05D with 214 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for B05D 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 B05D 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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