B07C 5/12
Characterised by the application to particular articles, not otherwise provided for
Official title: characterised by the application to particular articles, not otherwise provided for ({B07C99/00 takes precedence}; sorting eggs A01K43/00 {; measuring and sorting devices for shoe components A43D119/00; sorting cartridges F42B35/02})
B07C5/12 (Characterised by the application to particular articles, not otherwise provided for) appears on 288 US grants and 148 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B07C- Granted patents
- 288
- Published applications
- 148
- Assignees
- 193
- Inventors
- 481
- Latest grant
- 19 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 4 |
| 2003 | 4 | 11 |
| 2004 | 9 | 10 |
| 2005 | 10 | 9 |
| 2006 | 4 | 7 |
| 2007 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 4 | 13 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 | 5 |
| 2015 | 6 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 |
| 2017 | 4 | 7 |
| 2018 | 1 | 6 |
| 2019 | 8 | 7 |
| 2020 | 6 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 | 10 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 |
| 2026 | 4 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Adaptive lumber management19 May 2026US 12,629,723 B2Mercer Mass Timber LLC
- Automated lumber cutting and delivery system7 Apr 2026US 12,594,686 B2Mitek Holdings, Inc.
- System and method to make compliant rows of wood pieces to be packaged24 Mar 2026US 12,583,018 B2Mekanika Inc.
- Production process for manufacture of a laminate10 Feb 2026US 12,544,949 B2Wood Engineering Technology Limited
- Manufacturing wood products30 Dec 2025US 12,510,489 B2Solarwood International Pty Ltd
- System and method for rejecting wall boards30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216753 A1Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC
- Automated lumber cutting and delivery system9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192479 A1Mitek Holdings, Inc.
- Automatic loading system for screening wood shavings and intelligent screening line30 Apr 2026US 2026/0115767 A1Shandong Academy of Forestry
- Beverage bottle sorting mechanism and sorting and recycling device29 Jan 2026US 2026/0027589 A1Tomra Recycling Technology (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
- System and method to make compliant rows of wood pieces to be packaged17 Apr 2025US 2025/0121412 A1Mekanika Inc.
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
- Container sorting and handling system92US 4,248,389 A1981
- System for monitoring the production of items which are initially difficult to physically inspect82US 4,064,534 ALeone International Sales Corporation · 1977
- System for sorting a subdivided plate workpiece76US 4,911,281 A1990