B07B 13/04
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B07B13/04 (According to size) appears on 320 US grants and 204 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B07B- Granted patents
- 320
- Published applications
- 204
- Assignees
- 247
- Inventors
- 608
- Latest grant
- 28 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 2 |
| 2002 | 7 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 | 7 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 |
| 2006 | 4 | 6 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 | 6 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 7 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013 | 5 | 7 |
| 2014 | 7 | 9 |
| 2015 | 11 | 12 |
| 2016 | 7 | 12 |
| 2017 | 6 | 5 |
| 2018 | 10 | 9 |
| 2019 | 12 | 17 |
| 2020 | 12 | 14 |
| 2021 | 15 | 12 |
| 2022 | 6 | 15 |
| 2023 | 16 | 17 |
| 2024 | 14 | 9 |
| 2025 | 10 | 7 |
| 2026 | 4 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B07B 13/07Apparatus in which aggregates or articles are moved along or past openings77
- B07B 13/05Using material mover cooperating with retainer, deflector or discharger72
- B07B 13/065Apparatus for grading or sorting using divergent conveyor belts or cables20
- B07B 13/075Apparatus comprising moving article - receiving openings, the size of which varies16
Recent patents
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- Recycling of scrap17 Feb 2026US 12,551,929 B2Reukema Participations B.V.
- Slack separation apparatus and method3 Feb 2026US 12,539,528 B2Ishida Europe Limited
- Automated particle separation extracted from soil including regolith associated with any geologic environment16 Dec 2025US 12,496,616 B2ICON Technology, Inc.
- Sorting device for a storage system and storage system with sorting device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307108 A1SorTec Pharma Sortiertechnik GmbH
- Process for making drug crystals of desired size distribution and morphology20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241307 A1Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Sorting system, sorting method, and non-transitory computer readable medium25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175261 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Methods and systems for the recovery and reuse of conductive additives for flash joule heating4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151808 A1William Marsh Rice University
- Recycling of scrap21 May 2026US 2026/0143688 A1Reukema Participations B.V.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vibratory separator plate for flake-like members50US 5,211,291 ADerrick Manufacturing Corporation · 1993
- Automatic sorter33US 5,024,335 A1991
- Vibratory belt separator for blow-molded parts32US 4,717,027 ALaRos Equipment Company, Inc. · 1988
- Belt separator for blow molding parts25US 4,593,821 ALaRos Equipment Company, Inc. · 1986
- Rotary separator24US 4,541,531 ALaRos Equipment Company, Inc. · 1985