B07C 3/14
Using light-responsive detecting means
Official title: using light-responsive detecting means {(for information carriers G06K7/14)}
B07C3/14 (Using light-responsive detecting means) appears on 349 US grants and 313 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B07C- Granted patents
- 349
- Published applications
- 313
- Assignees
- 127
- Inventors
- 629
- Latest grant
- 5 May 2026
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| 2023 | 20 | 17 |
| 2024 | 28 | 13 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 |
| 2026 | 5 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Garment sorting system and method13 Jan 2026US 12,521,765 B2Jensen Sweden AB
- Systems and methods for detecting and addressing issue classifications for object sorting13 Jan 2026US 12,523,991 B2Cognex Corporation
- Multi-channel sorting machine for parcel singulation1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295639 A1Wayzim Technology Co., Ltd.
- Parcel and Article Sorting System and Method27 Aug 2026US 2026/0252067 A1Tompkins Robotics, Inc.
- Data Stream Enabled Return Mail Services27 Aug 2026US 2026/0253454 A1Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Flat parcel sorting assistance method, apparatus, device and system, medium, and product30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216752 A1Sf Technology Co., Ltd.
- Sorting system, sorting method, and non-transitory computer readable medium25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175261 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
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