B65G 17/40
Chains acting as load-carriers
B65G17/40 (Chains acting as load-carriers) appears on 306 US grants and 302 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65G- Granted patents
- 306
- Published applications
- 302
- Assignees
- 128
- Inventors
- 405
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 | 7 |
| 2004 | 4 | 8 |
| 2005 | 7 | 8 |
| 2006 | 10 | 21 |
| 2007 | 11 | 11 |
| 2008 | 9 | 16 |
| 2009 | 12 | 9 |
| 2010 | 11 | 20 |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 |
| 2012 | 4 | 9 |
| 2013 | 12 | 8 |
| 2014 | 14 | 19 |
| 2015 | 18 | 11 |
| 2016 | 11 | 11 |
| 2017 | 8 | 9 |
| 2018 | 14 | 31 |
| 2019 | 20 | 13 |
| 2020 | 27 | 14 |
| 2021 | 9 | 7 |
| 2022 | 12 | 16 |
| 2023 | 15 | 13 |
| 2024 | 11 | 14 |
| 2025 | 13 | 12 |
| 2026 | 5 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Modular conveyor belt with dedicated access module8 Sep 2026US 12,729,066 B2Laitram, L. L. C.
- Combination conveyor belt and method of manufacture1 Sep 2026US 12,722,899 B2Webster Industries
- Conveyor belt and belt conveying apparatus25 Aug 2026US 12,715,700 B2Tsubaki Yamakyu Chain Co.
- Conveyor belts and modules with slide bodies14 Jul 2026US 12,679,659 B2Laitram, L. L. C.
- Resilient link for conveyor chain31 Mar 2026US 12,589,945 B2Joy Global Underground Mining LLC
- Modular conveyor belt with article movers24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285605 A1Laitram, L. L. C.
- 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.
- Air table conveyor5 Mar 2026US 2026/0062222 A1A. G. Stacker Inc.
- Conveyor Module With Elevatable Outside Edge25 Dec 2025US 2025/0388408 A1Safari Belting Systems, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- Singulating conveyor65US 6,758,323 B2Laitram, L. L. C. · 2004
- Article transporting apparatus including interconnected chain part provided with roll bodies49US 5,404,997 AJohann A. Krause Machinenfabrik · 1995
- Table top chain link with rib44US 4,880,107 ARexnord Inc. · 1989