B07C 5/16
Sorting according to weight
Official title: Sorting according to weight (sorting eggs A01K43/00; weighing apparatus per se G01G)
B07C5/16 (Sorting according to weight) appears on 267 US grants and 247 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B07C- Granted patents
- 267
- Published applications
- 247
- Assignees
- 150
- Inventors
- 444
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 5 |
| 2004 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 9 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 7 |
| 2014 | 7 | 2 |
| 2015 | 5 | 13 |
| 2016 | 7 | 31 |
| 2017 | 8 | 24 |
| 2018 | 25 | 24 |
| 2019 | 26 | 25 |
| 2020 | 27 | 20 |
| 2021 | 8 | 12 |
| 2022 | 13 | 10 |
| 2023 | 9 | 13 |
| 2024 | 11 | 12 |
| 2025 | 13 | 8 |
| 2026 | 3 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B07C 5/18Using a single stationary weighing mechanism80
- B07C 5/28Using electrical control means77
- B07C 5/22Using a plurality of stationary weighing mechanisms18
- B07C 5/165Of letters13
- B07C 5/32With associated check-weighing means13
- B07C 5/24Using moving weighing mechanisms7
- B07C 5/30With associated counting means5
Recent patents
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- Intermittent motion scale conveyor1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298696 A1Mettler-Toledo AG
- A method and a system for sorting and storing objects24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285596 A1BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG
- Systems and methods for sorting objects3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257245 A1Cognex Corporation
- System for removing material unsuitable for shredding, drum-type magnetic separator, information processing device, method of separating material unsuitable for shredding, control method of information processing device, and program14 May 2026US 2026/0131335 A1Nippon Steel Corporation
- Food portioning device and program5 Feb 2026US 2026/0035189 A1Techmagic Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Mail sequencing system105US 6,946,612 B2NEC Corporation · 2005
- Sorter for fruit and the like85US 4,106,628 A1978
- Shopping facility assistance object detection systems, devices and methods81US 9,801,517 B2Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. · 2017
- Automated picking, weighing and sorting system for particulate matter69US 7,044,306 B2Monsanto Technology LLC · 2006
- Shopping space mapping systems, devices and methods65US 9,534,906 B2Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. · 2017