B65G 17/323
Grippers
Official title: {Grippers, e.g. suction or magnetic}
B65G17/323 (Grippers) appears on 178 US grants and 136 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65G- Granted patents
- 178
- Published applications
- 136
- Assignees
- 149
- Inventors
- 370
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 2 |
| 2003 | 4 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 12 |
| 2006 | 5 | 3 |
| 2007 | 8 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 5 | 3 |
| 2017 | 6 | 9 |
| 2018 | 5 | 7 |
| 2019 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 7 |
| 2023 | 6 | 11 |
| 2024 | 6 | 8 |
| 2025 | 6 | 8 |
| 2026 | 4 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Packaging machine18 Aug 2026US 12,709,429 B2Volpak, S.A.U.
- Egg transfer assembly, egg transfer system and egg processing system30 Jun 2026US 12,668,387 B2Moba Group B.V.
- Object conveying and orienting device9 Jun 2026US 12,649,601 B2
- Egg conveyor assembly17 Mar 2026US 12,577,006 B2Sanovo Technology Netherlands B.V.
- Pallet reversing apparatus for conveyor9 Dec 2025US 12,492,082 B2Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
- Suction unit and suction device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307908 A1A O Formaflon Swiss AG
- Device and method for rotating packaging containers24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285613 A1BW Converting, Inc.
- Pallet, battery production line, and control method13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233941 A1Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
- Linear transport system for transporting articles and method for the linear transport of articles6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225845 A1
- Apparatus and method for sorting randomly fed closing elements of different types or formats30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216754 A1Ronchi Mario S.P.A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Puck for and method of magnetic conveying146US 3,941,237 ACarter-Wallace, Inc. · 1976
- Method for the suspended conveying of containers and device for carrying out said method56US 6,209,710 B1IPT Weinfelden AG · 2001
- Bottle conveyor system including adjustable height continuous belt conveyor and positive lock spray shielded rotatable bottle carrier47US 3,944,058 AIndian Head Inc. · 1976
- Conveyor assembly42US 4,638,906 AHarris Graphics Corporation · 1987
- Container transfer system for coating line with rotary loader, plunger chuck and knock-off mechanisms37US 5,558,200 AFECO Engineered Systems, Inc. · 1996