B02C 18/2291
Feed chute arrangements
Official title: {Feed chute arrangements}
B02C18/2291 (Feed chute arrangements) appears on 141 US grants and 144 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B02C- Granted patents
- 141
- Published applications
- 144
- Assignees
- 86
- Inventors
- 261
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2024 | 11 | 14 |
| 2025 | 10 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Meat grinder with funneled feed chute6 Oct 2026US 12,752,282 B2Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc.
- Rotating infeed chute for a brush chipper15 Sep 2026US 12,734,528 B2Vermeer Manufacturing Company
- Paper holding mechanism and paper shredder25 Nov 2025US 12,478,976 B2Michilin Prosperity Co., Ltd.
- Screening hopper30 Sep 2025US 12,427,545 B2Ecofill Group Limited
- System and method for waste volume reduction and capture29 Jul 2025US 12,370,554 B2Mobi Waste Inc.
- Bulk waste compaction apparatus18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166561 A1
- System and method for waste volume reduction and capture20 Nov 2025US 2025/0353020 A1Mobi Waste Inc.
- Apparatus and method for comminuting and mixing solids9 Oct 2025US 2025/0312801 A1Hs-Tumbler GmbH
- Crusher feed station25 Sep 2025US 2025/0296092 A1Sandvik AB
- Loosefill insulation installation system and method for installing loosefill insulation26 Jun 2025US 2025/0207413 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Safety system for a wood chipper140US 5,667,152 A1997
- Crusher with rotor for shearing37US 5,248,100 AKurimoto, Ltd. · 1993
- Discharge assembly for chipper/shredder35US 5,199,653 AGarden Way Incorporated · 1993
- Chipper/shredder having rotatable feed chute34US 5,860,606 AMurray Outdoor Products, Inc. · 1999
- Tire and refuse shredder32US 4,394,983 AKACA Corporation · 1983