A47J 37/044
With conveyors moving in a horizontal or an inclined plane
Official title: {with conveyors moving in a horizontal or an inclined plane (A47J37/045, A47J37/046 take precedence)}
A47J37/044 (With conveyors moving in a horizontal or an inclined plane) appears on 295 US grants and 138 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47J- Granted patents
- 295
- Published applications
- 138
- Assignees
- 119
- Inventors
- 431
- Latest grant
- 10 Mar 2026
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| 2024 | 8 | 4 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Belt cooking apparatus94US 5,458,051 AG. S. Blodgett Corporation · 1995
- Conveyor oven90US 4,389,562 AHatco Corporation · 1983
- High humidity steam cooker with continuously running conveyor78US 4,582,047 AHester Industries, Inc. · 1986
- Impingement and steam oven apparatus for preparing food products69US 4,701,340 ALincoln Foodservice Products, Inc. · 1987
- Radiant heat cooking apparatus56US 4,421,015 AUnited Biscuits (UK) Limited · 1983