B07C 3/008
Means for collecting objects
Official title: {Means for collecting objects, e.g. containers for sorted mail items (pile receivers in general B65H31/00)}
B07C3/008 (Means for collecting objects) appears on 279 US grants and 272 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B07C- Granted patents
- 279
- Published applications
- 272
- Assignees
- 105
- Inventors
- 459
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
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| 2003 | 12 | 7 |
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| 2007 | 12 | 11 |
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| 2023 | 27 | 26 |
| 2024 | 32 | 21 |
| 2025 | 18 | 17 |
| 2026 | 9 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Optimizing filling of sortation order receptacle8 Sep 2026US 12,728,443 B2Tompkins Robotics, Inc.
- Logical relocation of sort destinations21 Jul 2026US 12,686,032 B2Tompkins Robotics, Inc.
- Article loading system and method for multilevel sorter21 Jul 2026US 12,686,034 B2Tompkins Robotics, Inc.
- Auto induction from autobagger to sorting robot30 Jun 2026US 12,668,429 B1Tompkins Robotics, Inc.
- Storage, retrieval, order sortation and packout9 Jun 2026US 12,649,172 B1Tompkins Robotics, Inc.
- Logical relocation of sort destinations24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284707 A1Tompkins Robotics, Inc.
- Article loading system and method for multilevel sorter24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284710 A1Tompkins Robotics, Inc.
- Parcel and Article Sorting System and Method27 Aug 2026US 2026/0252067 A1Tompkins Robotics, Inc.
- Material handling system with automatic retrieval of sorted items14 May 2026US 2026/0131971 A1Opex Corporation
- Systems and methods for processing objects, including automated mobile matrix bins23 Apr 2026US 2026/0111017 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Transfer of cartridges containing flat articles169US 6,390,756 B1Siemens Dematic Postal Automation, L.P. · 2002
- Parcel and article sorting system and method121US 9,975,148 B2Tompkins International · 2018
- System for sorting mail pieces on multiple levels and a method for performing the same108US 5,419,457 AElectroCom Gard Ltd. · 1995
- Systems and methods for high throughput sorting98US 9,962,743 B2United States Postal Service · 2018
- Robotic containerization system96US 6,201,203 B1Northrop Grumman Corporation · 2001