B07C 5/3404
According to properties of containers or receptacles
Official title: {according to properties of containers or receptacles, e.g. rigidity, leaks, fill-level (control devices for cigarette or cigar packaging B65B19/28; investigation of fluid-tightness of structures G01M3/00)}
B07C5/3404 (According to properties of containers or receptacles) appears on 254 US grants and 154 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B07C- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Assignees
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- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2023 | 11 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 |
| 2025 | 7 | 9 |
| 2026 | 7 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Methods and arrangements for identifying and sorting items29 Sep 2026US 12,746,577 B1Dmrc LLC
- System and method for sorting objects8 Sep 2026US 12,728,444 B2Optisort, LLC
- Platform detection25 Aug 2026US 12,718,104 B2CHEP Technology Pty Limited
- Object imaging apparatus and object recognition apparatus28 Jul 2026US 12,691,471 B2Pfu Limited
- Apparatus and method for examining containers for impurities28 Jul 2026US 12,693,237 B2Unisensor Sensorsysteme GmbH
- Module for a Container Treatment Machine6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225871 A1
- Intelligent beverage refrigerated cabinet with automatic sorting and directional display30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215598 A1Ebulent Optronics (Shenzhen) LTD
- Automatic sorting and collection apparatus for target collection objects2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183800 A1Inobus, INC.
- Beverage container sorting and recycling device14 May 2026US 2026/0131360 A1Tomra Recycling Technology (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
- Bottle discharging and delivering equipment of counting machine8 Jan 2026US 2026/0008576 A1CVC Technologies, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and device for sorting materials142US 5,794,788 A1998
- Bottle inspection system103US 4,691,231 AVistech Corporation · 1987
- Container sorting and handling system92US 4,248,389 A1981
- Sorting plastic bottles for recycling89US 5,314,072 ARutgers, The State University · 1994
- Comprehensive container inspection system70US 4,915,237 AInex/Vistech Technologies, Inc. · 1990