B07C 3/08
Using arrangements of conveyors
Official title: using arrangements of conveyors {(transport of sheets B65H; transport in general B65G)}
B07C3/08 (Using arrangements of conveyors) appears on 455 US grants and 422 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B07C- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 422
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- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Document imaging apparatus with leading edge engagement for improved performance6 Oct 2026US 12,752,307 B2Opex Corporation
- Wear management system for monitoring conveyor-based systems6 Oct 2026US 12,753,016 B1Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Sorting arrangement for sorting objects and a corresponding method25 Aug 2026US 12,715,023 B2BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG
- Dynamic sorting of items in a conveyor system25 Aug 2026US 12,715,712 B2Laitram, L. L. C.
- Sorting scheduling method, apparatus and matrix sorting system4 Aug 2026US 12,697,642 B2Zhejiang Galaxis Technology Group Co., Ltd.
- Multi-channel sorting machine for parcel singulation1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295639 A1Wayzim Technology Co., Ltd.
- Intralogistic conveyor arrangement10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265002 A1Interroll Holding AG
- Parcel and Article Sorting System and Method27 Aug 2026US 2026/0252067 A1Tompkins Robotics, Inc.
- Method for unloading load carriers, and unloading system6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225731 A1Siemens Logistics LLC
- Automated Robotic Replenishment System23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208952 A1Staples, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for sorting items245US 7,861,844 B2Opex Corporation · 2011
- Sorting machine162US 5,190,162 A1993
- Feeding system and method for placing a plurality of objects on a tray of an automated sorting system151US 6,323,452 B1United Parcel Service of America, Inc. · 2001
- Mail sorter141US 6,897,395 B2Tsubakimoto Chain Co. · 2005
- Modular mail processing method and control system124US 5,518,122 AWestinghouse Electric Corp. · 1996