B65G 17/06
Conveyors having an endless traction element: having a load-carrying surface formed by
Official title: having a load-carrying surface formed by a series of interconnected, e.g. longitudinal, links, plates, or platforms
B65G17/06 (Conveyors having an endless traction element: having a load-carrying surface formed by) appears on 1,299 US grants and 921 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65G- Granted patents
- 1,299
- Published applications
- 921
- Assignees
- 497
- Inventors
- 1,504
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 17 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 15 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 19 | 0 |
| 1990 | 29 | 0 |
| 1991 | 26 | 0 |
| 1992 | 29 | 0 |
| 1993 | 22 | 0 |
| 1994 | 38 | 0 |
| 1995 | 23 | 0 |
| 1996 | 18 | 0 |
| 1997 | 21 | 0 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 24 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29 | 0 |
| 2001 | 32 | 11 |
| 2002 | 38 | 20 |
| 2003 | 23 | 28 |
| 2004 | 34 | 22 |
| 2005 | 20 | 27 |
| 2006 | 21 | 42 |
| 2007 | 22 | 22 |
| 2008 | 23 | 34 |
| 2009 | 24 | 34 |
| 2010 | 27 | 25 |
| 2011 | 23 | 26 |
| 2012 | 14 | 28 |
| 2013 | 30 | 36 |
| 2014 | 31 | 44 |
| 2015 | 44 | 47 |
| 2016 | 43 | 34 |
| 2017 | 44 | 40 |
| 2018 | 41 | 59 |
| 2019 | 61 | 58 |
| 2020 | 62 | 44 |
| 2021 | 33 | 32 |
| 2022 | 37 | 46 |
| 2023 | 34 | 48 |
| 2024 | 46 | 53 |
| 2025 | 45 | 38 |
| 2026 | 24 | 23 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B65G 17/08The surface being formed by the traction element833
- B65G 17/063The load carrying surface being formed by profiles, rods, bars, rollers or180
- B65G 17/065The load carrying surface being formed by plates or platforms attached to152
- B65G 17/067The load carrying surface being formed by plates or platforms attached to148
- B65G 17/061The load carrying surface being formed by profiles, rods, bars, rollers or41
- B65G 17/10The surface forming a longitudinal trough34
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By later US patents
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