B65G 2207/42
Soft elements to prevent damage to articles
Official title: Soft elements to prevent damage to articles, e.g. bristles, foam
B65G2207/42 (Soft elements to prevent damage to articles) appears on 86 US grants and 46 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65G- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 46
- Assignees
- 63
- Inventors
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- Latest grant
- 17 Feb 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Soft landing conveyor system17 Feb 2026US 12,552,611 B2DISH Network L.L.C.
- Conveyor belt formed by a plurality of bristle brushes2 Dec 2025US 12,486,113 B2Open Mind Ventures, S.L.U.
- Device for transporting objects28 Oct 2025US 12,454,415 B2Deutsche Post AG
- Brush module for conveyor belts1 Jul 2025US 12,344,476 B2Open Mind Ventures, S.L.U.
- Flexible conveyor system20 May 2025US 12,304,739 B2Western Skies Innovation, LLC
- Deformable conveyor4 Dec 2025US 2025/0368451 A1
- Individual fruit harvest assister28 Aug 2025US 2025/0268140 A1Move & Pick Ltd.
- Soft landing conveyor system3 Jul 2025US 2025/0214783 A1DISH Network L.L.C.
- Damping element26 Jun 2025US 2025/0206544 A1Krones AG
- Flexible conveyor system17 Oct 2024US 2024/0343493 A1Western Skies Innovation, LLC
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- Method and apparatus for sorting fruits and vegetables74US 4,586,613 AKabushiki Kaisha Maki Seisakusho · 1986
- Method and device for supplying, discharging and transferring of objects, like fruits53US 6,234,300 B1De Greff's Wagen -, Carrosserie - en Machinebouw B.V. · 2001
- System and method for packaging oriented containers38US 6,868,652 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc. · 2005
- Egg handling system37US 4,519,494 ADiamond Automations, Inc. · 1985
- Glass container handling36US 4,075,086 AOwens-Illinois, Inc. · 1978