B65G 17/38
Chains or like traction elements
Official title: Chains or like traction elements (drive chains F16G13/00); Connections between traction elements and load-carriers
B65G17/38 (Chains or like traction elements) appears on 788 US grants and 661 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65G- Granted patents
- 788
- Published applications
- 661
- Assignees
- 429
- Inventors
- 1,195
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 22 | 7 |
| 2002 | 18 | 11 |
| 2003 | 13 | 17 |
| 2004 | 12 | 16 |
| 2005 | 14 | 22 |
| 2006 | 18 | 39 |
| 2007 | 21 | 21 |
| 2008 | 19 | 31 |
| 2009 | 25 | 17 |
| 2010 | 20 | 32 |
| 2011 | 19 | 20 |
| 2012 | 12 | 20 |
| 2013 | 20 | 22 |
| 2014 | 24 | 35 |
| 2015 | 40 | 24 |
| 2016 | 22 | 24 |
| 2017 | 19 | 28 |
| 2018 | 29 | 51 |
| 2019 | 42 | 31 |
| 2020 | 59 | 38 |
| 2021 | 29 | 23 |
| 2022 | 23 | 27 |
| 2023 | 19 | 28 |
| 2024 | 28 | 32 |
| 2025 | 26 | 28 |
| 2026 | 19 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Modular conveyor belt with dedicated access module8 Sep 2026US 12,729,066 B2Laitram, L. L. C.
- Method and system for conveying articles8 Sep 2026US 12,729,067 B2Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- Method and system for identifying anomalies during operation of a conveyor system, in particular of an airport luggage carousel8 Sep 2026US 12,729,069 B2Vanderlande Logistics GmbH
- Combination conveyor belt and method of manufacture1 Sep 2026US 12,722,899 B2Webster Industries
- Spiral conveyor multiple drive system1 Sep 2026US 12,722,902 B2JBT Marel Corporation
- Modular conveyor belt with article movers24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285605 A1Laitram, L. L. C.
- Chain pin seal for a chain to be used in conveyor and/or drive technology24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287059 A1Carl Freudenberg KG
- Roller Module for Roller Conveyor with Tub-Like Base Body20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242151 A1Robert Bosch GmbH
- Non-tenting conveyor belt6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225816 A1Laitram, L. L. C.
- Workpiece carrier system30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217468 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- System for delivery198US 5,472,309 AComputer Aided Systems, Inc. · 1995
- Conveyor belt having insertable & selectable conveying member103US 4,832,183 ALaitram, L. L. C. · 1989
- Modular roller-top conveyor belt with obliquely-arranged rollers93US 6,494,312 B2Laitram, L. L. C. · 2002
- Modular roller-top conveyor belt89US 6,148,990 ALaitram, L. L. C. · 2000
- Organizer system and method for a rotatable storage structure84US 5,601,395 AComputer Aided Systems, Inc. · 1997