B07C
Postal sorting
Official title: POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING (specially adapted for a specific purpose covered by another class, see the relevant place, e.g. A43D33/06, B23Q7/12)
B07C (Postal sorting) appears on 6,493 US grants and 4,924 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B07C- Granted patents
- 6,493
- Published applications
- 4,924
- Assignees
- 2,513
- Inventors
- 10,430
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 90 | 0 |
| 1977 | 82 | 0 |
| 1978 | 68 | 0 |
| 1979 | 79 | 0 |
| 1980 | 70 | 0 |
| 1981 | 63 | 0 |
| 1982 | 67 | 0 |
| 1983 | 71 | 0 |
| 1984 | 74 | 0 |
| 1985 | 96 | 0 |
| 1986 | 93 | 0 |
| 1987 | 90 | 0 |
| 1988 | 118 | 0 |
| 1989 | 119 | 0 |
| 1990 | 87 | 0 |
| 1991 | 115 | 0 |
| 1992 | 117 | 0 |
| 1993 | 109 | 0 |
| 1994 | 119 | 0 |
| 1995 | 108 | 0 |
| 1996 | 111 | 0 |
| 1997 | 99 | 0 |
| 1998 | 107 | 0 |
| 1999 | 105 | 0 |
| 2000 | 94 | 0 |
| 2001 | 109 | 21 |
| 2002 | 100 | 116 |
| 2003 | 104 | 157 |
| 2004 | 130 | 177 |
| 2005 | 89 | 167 |
| 2006 | 99 | 188 |
| 2007 | 106 | 144 |
| 2008 | 106 | 179 |
| 2009 | 105 | 160 |
| 2010 | 119 | 171 |
| 2011 | 128 | 128 |
| 2012 | 123 | 131 |
| 2013 | 127 | 159 |
| 2014 | 155 | 181 |
| 2015 | 179 | 195 |
| 2016 | 176 | 201 |
| 2017 | 165 | 204 |
| 2018 | 182 | 218 |
| 2019 | 224 | 251 |
| 2020 | 220 | 286 |
| 2021 | 214 | 271 |
| 2022 | 249 | 284 |
| 2023 | 229 | 265 |
| 2024 | 292 | 288 |
| 2025 | 248 | 228 |
| 2026 | 164 | 154 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- B07C 5/00Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material4,330
- B07C 3/00Sorting according to destination1,868
- B07C 2501/00Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or materialIndexing code742
- B07C 1/00Measures preceding sorting according to destination720
- B07C 7/00Sorting by hand only e.g. of mail274
- B07C 2301/00Sorting according to destinationIndexing code108
- B07C 99/00Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass40
- B07C 2201/00Measures preceding sorting according to destinationIndexing code4
Recent patents
- System and process for sorting and recovery of recyclable materials from mixed waste6 Oct 2026US 12,752,306 B1Wm Intellectual Property Holdings, L.L.C.
- Document imaging apparatus with leading edge engagement for improved performance6 Oct 2026US 12,752,307 B2Opex Corporation
- System and method for materials recovery using a mobile materials recovery facility (MMRF)6 Oct 2026US 12,752,308 B2Wm Intellectual Property Holdings, L.L.C.
- Apparatus and related systems and methods for selecting target particles from a feedstream6 Oct 2026US 12,752,309 B2Eco Metals Recovery (Holding) Limited
- Item inventory management system with vacuum-operated sorter6 Oct 2026US 12,752,310 B2eBay Inc.
- Mobile Robotic System and Method for Sortation Using Thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307109 A1Addverb Technologies Limited
- Sorter devices, detection systems of sorter devices, and related methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307110 A1Cimbria S.r.l.
- Chute-Supplied Battery Charging Apparatus for Charging Batteries of Different Sizes8 Oct 2026US 2026/0312210 A1
- Sorting system on ship in transit during supply chain idle time1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295638 A1Target Brands, Inc.
- Multi-channel sorting machine for parcel singulation1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295639 A1Wayzim Technology Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods and compositions for cellular and metabolic engineering844US 5,837,458 AMaxygen, Inc. · 1998
- System and method for extraction of data from documents for subsequent processing499US 5,191,525 ADigital Image Systems, Corporation · 1993
- Apparatus and method of notifying a recipient of an unscheduled delivery406US 5,444,444 AWorldwide Notification Systems, Inc. · 1995
- System and method for noninvasive hematocrit monitoring397US 5,372,136 ANoninvasive Medical Technology Corporation · 1994
- Methods of fabricating polymeric structures incorporating microscale fluidic elements375US 6,123,798 ACaliper Technologies Corp. · 2000