B07B 13/00
Grading or sorting solid materials by dry methods, not otherwise provided for
Official title: Grading or sorting solid materials by dry methods, not otherwise provided for; Sorting articles otherwise than by indirectly controlled devices (grading eggs A01K43/04)
B07B13/00 (Grading or sorting solid materials by dry methods, not otherwise provided for) appears on 1,229 US grants and 895 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B07B- Granted patents
- 1,229
- Published applications
- 895
- Assignees
- 780
- Inventors
- 2,233
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 22 | 0 |
| 1979 | 17 | 0 |
| 1980 | 18 | 0 |
| 1981 | 31 | 0 |
| 1982 | 23 | 0 |
| 1983 | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 | 14 | 0 |
| 1985 | 24 | 0 |
| 1986 | 17 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 21 | 0 |
| 1989 | 25 | 0 |
| 1990 | 24 | 0 |
| 1991 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | 23 | 0 |
| 1993 | 38 | 0 |
| 1994 | 27 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 23 | 0 |
| 1997 | 19 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 20 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 3 |
| 2002 | 19 | 7 |
| 2003 | 11 | 22 |
| 2004 | 18 | 22 |
| 2005 | 12 | 25 |
| 2006 | 12 | 31 |
| 2007 | 9 | 18 |
| 2008 | 13 | 24 |
| 2009 | 18 | 27 |
| 2010 | 10 | 39 |
| 2011 | 22 | 21 |
| 2012 | 21 | 23 |
| 2013 | 18 | 50 |
| 2014 | 35 | 46 |
| 2015 | 42 | 44 |
| 2016 | 37 | 49 |
| 2017 | 36 | 47 |
| 2018 | 41 | 41 |
| 2019 | 41 | 55 |
| 2020 | 45 | 53 |
| 2021 | 47 | 55 |
| 2022 | 40 | 45 |
| 2023 | 51 | 51 |
| 2024 | 48 | 37 |
| 2025 | 34 | 36 |
| 2026 | 20 | 24 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B07B 13/14Details or accessories634
- B07B 13/04According to size320
- B07B 13/003Separation of articles by differences in their geometrical form or by difference225
- B07B 13/10Grading or sorting solid materials by dry methods, not otherwise provided for178
- B07B 13/08According to weight48
- B07B 13/02Apparatus for grading using pockets for taking out particles from aggregates28
- B07B 13/006Sorting molded pieces and runners18
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