B65G 2201/0211
Fruits and vegetables
B65G2201/0211 (Fruits and vegetables) appears on 317 US grants and 182 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65G- Granted patents
- 317
- Published applications
- 182
- Assignees
- 161
- Inventors
- 478
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 12 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 | 8 |
| 2005 | 4 | 3 |
| 2006 | 7 | 5 |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 4 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | 6 | 4 |
| 2015 | 6 | 7 |
| 2016 | 6 | 4 |
| 2017 | 4 | 8 |
| 2018 | 8 | 18 |
| 2019 | 9 | 11 |
| 2020 | 13 | 15 |
| 2021 | 9 | 13 |
| 2022 | 9 | 10 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 11 |
| 2025 | 10 | 20 |
| 2026 | 7 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Assembly for the conveyance of horticultural products8 Sep 2026US 12,729,070 B2Unitec S.P.A.
- Apparatus for quality grading, sorting and conveying cucumbers, and dynamic separation implementation method9 Jun 2026US 12,649,630 B2Agricultural Information Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultral Science
- Autonomous operation decision-making method of picking manipulator3 Mar 2026US 12,564,948 B2Research Center of Intelligent Equipment, BAAFS
- Product handling and packaging system24 Feb 2026US 12,559,274 B2Fulfil Solutions, Inc.
- Apparatus for conveying horticultural products24 Feb 2026US 12,559,320 B2Unitec S.P.A.
- Autonomous robotic fruit harvesting vehicle9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191142 A1
- Improvements in, or relating to grading apparatus and methods9 Jul 2026US 2026/0193042 A1Kennedy Technologies Limited
- Device for discharging mushrooms from a conveyor2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182506 A1
- Method for rotating an elongated body11 Jun 2026US 2026/0159329 A1Pip Innovations B.V.
- Product handling and packaging system4 Jun 2026US 2026/0152307 A1Fulfil Solutions, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Torus-shaped mechanical gripper158US 6,846,029 B12005
- Merchandizing means and method152US 5,595,263 A1997
- Packaging apparatus for random size articles77US 5,406,770 A1995
- Method and apparatus for sorting fruits and vegetables74US 4,586,613 AKabushiki Kaisha Maki Seisakusho · 1986
- Apparatus for spinning fruit for sorting thereof74US 4,726,898 APennwalt Corporation · 1988