B27B 31/00
Arrangements for conveying, loading, turning, adjusting, or discharging the log or timber
Official title: Arrangements for conveying, loading, turning, adjusting, or discharging the log or timber, specially designed for saw mills or sawing machines (B27B29/00 takes precedence {; arrangements for raising or lowering the feed rollers of gang saw mills B27B3/14; driving mechanisms for the feed rollers of gang saw mills B27B3/16})
B27B31/00 (Arrangements for conveying, loading, turning, adjusting, or discharging the log or timber) appears on 505 US grants and 281 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B27B- Granted patents
- 505
- Published applications
- 281
- Assignees
- 228
- Inventors
- 657
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 11 | 0 |
| 1980 | 13 | 0 |
| 1981 | 14 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 11 | 0 |
| 1984 | 17 | 0 |
| 1985 | 11 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 17 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 17 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 19 | 1 |
| 2002 | 13 | 14 |
| 2003 | 11 | 14 |
| 2004 | 9 | 12 |
| 2005 | 14 | 15 |
| 2006 | 6 | 12 |
| 2007 | 1 | 6 |
| 2008 | 4 | 14 |
| 2009 | 4 | 13 |
| 2010 | 8 | 10 |
| 2011 | 8 | 3 |
| 2012 | 8 | 5 |
| 2013 | 8 | 11 |
| 2014 | 9 | 17 |
| 2015 | 13 | 8 |
| 2016 | 7 | 11 |
| 2017 | 4 | 12 |
| 2018 | 10 | 10 |
| 2019 | 17 | 8 |
| 2020 | 10 | 20 |
| 2021 | 10 | 13 |
| 2022 | 17 | 13 |
| 2023 | 16 | 15 |
| 2024 | 12 | 10 |
| 2025 | 15 | 8 |
| 2026 | 3 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B27B 31/06Adjusting equipment238
- B27B 31/08Discharging equipment71
- B27B 31/006Arrangements for conveying, loading, turning, adjusting, or discharging the log or timber65
- B27B 31/003Arrangements for conveying, loading, turning, adjusting, or discharging the log or timber62
- B27B 31/04Turning equipment43
- B27B 31/02Loading equipment for travelling carriages8
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