B65G 15/40
Troughed or tubular
Official title: troughed or tubular; formed with joints facilitating troughing
B65G15/40 (Troughed or tubular) appears on 68 US grants and 53 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65G- Granted patents
- 68
- Published applications
- 53
- Assignees
- 50
- Inventors
- 130
- Latest grant
- 5 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 7 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 | 6 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 8 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Medication container air sorting system and apparatus5 May 2026US 12,617,629 B2Innovation Associates, Inc.
- Medication container singulator system and apparatus7 Apr 2026US 12,595,136 B2Innovations Associates Inc.
- Cargo transport complex27 Jan 2026US 12,534,300 B1
- Thermoplastic elastomeric (TPE) pipe conveyor belts15 Oct 2024US 12,115,759 B2ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbH
- System for obtaining a photopolymerized prepolymer6 Jun 2023US 11,667,080 B2Mighty Buildings, Inc.
- Medication container sorting system and apparatus10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265000 A1Innovation Associates, Inc.
- Skirtboard liner assemblies3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257863 A1Martin Engineering Company
- Medication container singulator system and apparatus13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233943 A1Innovation Associates, Inc.
- Cargo Transport Complex29 Jan 2026US 2026/0028188 A1
- Medication container air sorting system and apparatus26 Sep 2024US 2024/0317506 A1Innovation Associates, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Stretchable load-retaining conveyor belt33US 4,410,082 AThe First National Bank of Akron · 1983
- Air film supported endless belt conveyor system19US 4,550,823 AE. B. Eddy Forest Products, Ltd. · 1985
- Conveyor belt19US 4,572,359 ABridgestone Tire Company Limited · 1986
- Cleated belt adaptable to curvilinear shapes17US 6,170,646 B22001
- Flexible conveyor belt and a conveyor making use thereof16US 6,029,801 AS.F.B.T. Societe Francaise de Bandes Transporteuses · 2000