B65F 2210/168
Sensing means
B65F2210/168 (Sensing means) appears on 319 US grants and 476 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65F- Granted patents
- 319
- Published applications
- 476
- Assignees
- 175
- Inventors
- 707
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 13 |
| 2015 | 4 | 8 |
| 2016 | 6 | 39 |
| 2017 | 12 | 29 |
| 2018 | 27 | 33 |
| 2019 | 37 | 42 |
| 2020 | 32 | 41 |
| 2021 | 24 | 41 |
| 2022 | 27 | 51 |
| 2023 | 34 | 43 |
| 2024 | 48 | 53 |
| 2025 | 37 | 30 |
| 2026 | 19 | 41 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Automated, self-moving trash or recycling bin29 Sep 2026US 12,747,096 B2Synchronous Technologies & Innovations, Inc.
- Refuse collection drone15 Sep 2026US 12,735,251 B2Oshkosh Corporation
- Systems, devices and methods for determining item availability in a shopping space11 Aug 2026US 12,703,614 B2Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Server, method, and program for measuring waste discharge amount and managing waste collection11 Aug 2026US 12,705,584 B2Nuvi Labs Co., Ltd.
- Waste disposal robot, system, and method21 Jul 2026US 12,686,559 B2Knoll Robotics, Inc.
- Automated garbage can device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285591 A1
- Output apparatus, collection apparatus for plastic containers, output method, and recording medium17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274560 A1Suntory Holdings Limited
- Systems and methods for detecting missing refuse cans17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274561 A1Oshkosh Corporation
- Automatic closing diaper pail method and system10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264981 A1Munchkin, Inc.
- Excrement Collecting Box and Using Method Thereof27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248099 A1PETKIT Network Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Shopping facility assistance object detection systems, devices and methods81US 9,801,517 B2Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. · 2017
- Level sensitive waste compactor68US 6,367,377 B1Compact Waste Systems, Inc. · 2002
- Perimetric detection system66US 6,974,948 B12005
- Shopping space mapping systems, devices and methods65US 9,534,906 B2Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. · 2017
- Independent load sensing for a vehicle hydraulic system58US 9,145,905 B2Oshkosh Corporation · 2015