B07C 3/18
Devices or arrangements for indicating destination
Official title: Devices or arrangements for indicating destination, e.g. by code marks {(applying data to information carriers G06K1/12)}
B07C3/18 (Devices or arrangements for indicating destination) appears on 319 US grants and 254 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B07C- Granted patents
- 319
- Published applications
- 254
- Assignees
- 123
- Inventors
- 465
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 6 |
| 2003 | 5 | 7 |
| 2004 | 7 | 11 |
| 2005 | 4 | 5 |
| 2006 | 8 | 11 |
| 2007 | 4 | 9 |
| 2008 | 7 | 12 |
| 2009 | 1 | 14 |
| 2010 | 8 | 7 |
| 2011 | 7 | 5 |
| 2012 | 7 | 4 |
| 2013 | 5 | 8 |
| 2014 | 11 | 11 |
| 2015 | 6 | 4 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3 |
| 2017 | 5 | 9 |
| 2018 | 11 | 15 |
| 2019 | 14 | 17 |
| 2020 | 14 | 24 |
| 2021 | 13 | 20 |
| 2022 | 15 | 11 |
| 2023 | 16 | 12 |
| 2024 | 20 | 15 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 |
| 2026 | 3 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Logical relocation of sort destinations21 Jul 2026US 12,686,032 B2Tompkins Robotics, Inc.
- Handling of mail items16 Jun 2026US 12,657,964 B2Stamp Free Limited
- Parcel and article sorting system and method5 May 2026US 12,619,223 B2Tompkins Robotics, Inc.
- Single sorted parcel distribution system and method25 Nov 2025US 12,479,009 B2
- Processing systems and methods for providing processing of a variety of objects14 Oct 2025US 12,440,987 B2Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
- Logical relocation of sort destinations24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284707 A1Tompkins Robotics, Inc.
- Parcel and Article Sorting System and Method27 Aug 2026US 2026/0252067 A1Tompkins Robotics, Inc.
- Processing systems and methods for providing processing of a variety of objects16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200087 A1Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
- Parcel separation systems and methods4 Dec 2025US 2025/0367707 A1Genye Technology Company Limited
- Systems and methods for high throughput sorting9 Oct 2025US 2025/0312826 A1United States Postal Service
Most cited
By later US patents
- Postage and mailing information applying system318US 4,725,718 APitney Bowes Inc. · 1988
- Mail encoding and processing system283US 5,420,403 ACanada Post Corporation · 1995
- Postage and mailing information applying system232US 4,743,747 APitney Bowes Inc. · 1988
- Method and apparatus for document processors193US 4,722,444 ABancTec, Inc. · 1988
- Automated article handling system and process178US 4,776,464 ABAE Automated Systems, Inc. · 1988