B07C 5/3416
According to radiation transmissivity
Official title: {according to radiation transmissivity, e.g. for light, x-rays, particle radiation (detecting hidden objects G01V)}
B07C5/3416 (According to radiation transmissivity) appears on 165 US grants and 130 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B07C- Granted patents
- 165
- Published applications
- 130
- Assignees
- 127
- Inventors
- 402
- Latest grant
- 7 Jul 2026
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| 2022 | 8 | 7 |
| 2023 | 7 | 5 |
| 2024 | 8 | 14 |
| 2025 | 10 | 17 |
| 2026 | 5 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Inspection sorting device and sorting device21 Apr 2026US 12,605,743 B2System Square Inc.
- Smart systems and methods for identification and processing of spent lithium cells13 Jan 2026US 12,521,766 B1Li Industries, Inc.
- Systems and methods for sorting golf balls having a radar detectable mark6 Jan 2026US 12,515,242 B2Acushnet Company
- Sorting of materials10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264114 A1Sortera Technologies, Inc.
- X-ray inspection device16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199937 A1Anritsu Corporation
- Smart systems and methods for identification and processing of spent lithium cells9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194476 A1Li Industries, Inc.
- Systems and methods for sorting golf balls having a radar detectable mark30 Apr 2026US 2026/0115765 A1Acushnet Company
- Sorting device5 Feb 2026US 2026/0034566 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sorting plastic bottles for recycling89US 5,314,072 ARutgers, The State University · 1994
- Plastic container sorting system and method85US 5,443,164 ASimco/Ramic Corporation · 1995
- Method and apparatus for the separation of materials using penetrating electromagnetic radiation84US 5,260,576 ANational Recovery Technologies, Inc. · 1993
- Sensing of material of construction and color of containers73US 4,919,534 AEnvironmental Products Corporation · 1990
- Method and apparatus for sorting materials according to relative composition69US 7,564,943 B2Spectramet, LLC · 2009