B07C 5/04
Sorting according to size
Official title: Sorting according to size {(sorting devices as a component of the automatic supply and removal of workpieces B23Q7/12)}
B07C5/04 (Sorting according to size) appears on 686 US grants and 404 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B07C- Granted patents
- 686
- Published applications
- 404
- Assignees
- 464
- Inventors
- 1,237
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 36 | 31 |
| 2025 | 31 | 24 |
| 2026 | 21 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Sorting apparatus, separating system and associated methods15 Sep 2026US 12,734,553 B2TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG
- Multi-system single footprint sorter using robots with sort verification15 Sep 2026US 12,734,554 B2Tompkins Robotics, Inc.
- Apparatus for sorting abnormal battery cell11 Aug 2026US 12,703,010 B2Samsung SDI.Co., Ltd.
- Rotation system for rotating a packaged item4 Aug 2026US 12,697,643 B2Deutsche Post AG
- Transport device having a storage device, and method for operating same14 Jul 2026US 12,679,665 B2Ferag AG
- Chute-Supplied Battery Charging Apparatus for Charging Batteries of Different Sizes8 Oct 2026US 2026/0312210 A1
- Material type determination system, sorting system, and metal material production method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295640 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- A method and a system for sorting and storing objects24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285596 A1BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG
- Container testing equipment17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273580 A1Chemlex Pte. Ltd.
- Systems and methods for sorting objects3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257245 A1Cognex Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and device for sorting materials142US 5,794,788 A1998
- Method for creating higher grade wood products from lower grade lumber134US 6,358,352 B1Wyoming Sawmills, Inc. · 2002
- Method and arrangement for automatic optical classification of plants133US 5,253,302 A1993
- Apparatus for detecting edge of semitransparent plane substance95US 4,559,452 AFujitsu Limited · 1985
- Container sorting and handling system92US 4,248,389 A1981