B65G 17/34
Having flat surfaces
Official title: having flat surfaces, e.g. platforms, grids, forks
B65G17/34 (Having flat surfaces) appears on 278 US grants and 226 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65G- Granted patents
- 278
- Published applications
- 226
- Assignees
- 195
- Inventors
- 545
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 6 | 3 |
| 2002 | 7 | 5 |
| 2003 | 7 | 9 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 |
| 2005 | 6 | 5 |
| 2006 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 8 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 |
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| 2018 | 8 | 15 |
| 2019 | 21 | 13 |
| 2020 | 18 | 8 |
| 2021 | 8 | 7 |
| 2022 | 9 | 21 |
| 2023 | 11 | 19 |
| 2024 | 20 | 25 |
| 2025 | 20 | 4 |
| 2026 | 6 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Sorting vehicle and sorting machine1 Sep 2026US 12,722,900 B2Beijing Jingdong Qianshi Technology Co., Ltd.
- Transfer device21 Jul 2026US 12,686,565 B2Interroll Holding AG
- Conveyor systems, adjustment mechanisms, and methods of use23 Jun 2026US 12,662,322 B2Intelligrated Headquarters, LLC
- Tray for physical distribution sorter and article sorting apparatus31 Mar 2026US 12,589,944 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
- Stabilized carrier basket trolley, stabilized carrier basket transporter system and method of stabilizing a carrier basket in a carrier basket transporter system24 Feb 2026US 12,559,319 B2Franke Technology and Trademark Ltd
- Transfer device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307909 A1Interroll Holding AG
- Automated goods sorting system3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257865 A1
- Pallet, battery production line, and control method13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233941 A1Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
- Apparatus, member and method for transferring products and method for setting up the apparatus13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233942 A1I,M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.A.
- Vertical Sorter13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233945 A1Interroll Holding AG
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By later US patents
- Omni-directional treadmill177US 6,152,854 A2000
- Drive mechanism143US 4,759,439 ADominion Chain Inc. · 1988
- Portable bin for sortation system143US 9,102,336 B2Cross Belt IP, L.L.C. · 2015
- Monorail sortation system139US 8,776,694 B2Cross Belt IP, L.L.C. · 2014
- Dual level tilting tray package sorting apparatus82US 5,433,311 AUnited Parcel Service of America, Inc. · 1995