B07C 5/3412
According to a code applied to the object which indicates a property
Official title: {according to a code applied to the object which indicates a property of the object, e.g. quality class, contents or incorrect indication (sorting according to size measured by light-responsive means B07C5/10; sorting according to optical properties B07C5/342; for packages B65D79/02; for information carriers G06K7/00)}
B07C5/3412 (According to a code applied to the object which indicates a property) appears on 464 US grants and 390 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B07C- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 390
- Assignees
- 233
- Inventors
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- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2026 | 19 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Multiple mail piece assembly and wrapping system6 Oct 2026US 12,755,329 B2Broadridge Output Solutions, Inc.
- Methods and arrangements for identifying and sorting items29 Sep 2026US 12,746,577 B1Dmrc LLC
- System and method for separation and sorting of post-consumer textiles1 Sep 2026US 12,722,185 B1Wm Intellectual Property Holdings, L.L.C.
- Co-located sensors in a sorting facility21 Jul 2026US 12,686,014 B2AMP Robotics Corporation
- Media item validation for media terminals30 Jun 2026US 12,670,760 B2Cardtronics USA, Inc.
- Media item validation for media terminals17 Sep 2026US 2026/0279131 A1Cardtronics USA, Inc.
- Systems and methods for sorting objects3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257245 A1Cognex Corporation
- Optimization of sortation order receptacle filling13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233256 A1Tompkins Robotics, Inc.
- Automated item-handling and loading system2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184512 A1
- Centralized control of multiple sorting facilities25 Jun 2026US 2026/0176818 A1AMP Robotics Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for discriminating between used and unused gas generators for air bags during car scrapping process196US 6,012,659 ADaicel Chemical Industries, Ltd. · 2000
- Laser written chip identification method127US 4,510,673 AInternational Business Machines Corporation · 1985
- Combination disposal and dispensing apparatus and method127US 8,195,328 B2Vesta Medical, LLC · 2012
- System and method for sorting medical waste for disposal98US 7,119,689 B2Vesta Medical, LLC · 2006
- System for gathering discarded post-consumer carpet, for recycling93US 6,953,119 B12005