B65G 39/16
For aligning belts or chains
Official title: for aligning belts or chains
B65G39/16 (For aligning belts or chains) appears on 245 US grants and 172 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65G- Granted patents
- 245
- Published applications
- 172
- Assignees
- 151
- Inventors
- 389
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 2 |
| 2002 | 5 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 10 |
| 2004 | 4 | 2 |
| 2005 | 7 | 6 |
| 2006 | 4 | 10 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 5 | 6 |
| 2009 | 4 | 5 |
| 2010 | 5 | 7 |
| 2011 | 5 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 4 | 10 |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 |
| 2015 | 10 | 8 |
| 2016 | 11 | 12 |
| 2017 | 15 | 9 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 |
| 2021 | 5 | 11 |
| 2022 | 11 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 | 7 |
| 2025 | 4 | 8 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Conveyor sensor6 Oct 2026US 12,753,019 B2Banner Engineering Corp.
- Belt transport device, fixing device, and image forming apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,754,497 B2FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Transmission system for treadmill and treadmill comprising the same17 Mar 2026US 12,577,055 B2Oma Fitness Equipment Co., Ltd.
- Systems and methods for tensioning endless belts1 Jul 2025US 12,342,760 B2Deere & Company
- Self-aligning belt pulley24 Jun 2025US 12,338,075 B2Brehmer Manufacturing
- Automatic self aligning and self sustaining belt tracking system for belted conveyors5 Mar 2026US 2026/0062223 A1Dematic Corp.
- Tensionable belt conveyor having a robust tensioning apparatus11 Dec 2025US 2025/0376333 A1Kleemann GmbH
- Conveyor belt tracking apparatus and system9 Oct 2025US 2025/0313414 A1Flexible Steel Lacing Company
- Conveyor alignment mechanism28 Aug 2025US 2025/0270052 A1Tru-Trac Rollers (PTY) Limited
- Transmission system for treadmill and treadmill comprising the same10 Jul 2025US 2025/0223112 A1Oma Fitness Equipment Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for precisely positioning and stabilizing a continuous belt or web or the like66US 4,959,040 ARastergraphics, Inc. · 1990
- Apparatus for controlling the lateral shifting of an endless belt by detecting belt position46US 5,157,444 ACanon Kabushiki Kaisha · 1992
- Apparatus and method for steering an endless belt45US 5,659,851 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1997
- Belt driving device having a belt shift correcting member45US 6,053,832 ARicoh Company, Ltd. · 2000
- Periodically aligning an endless web36US 4,421,228 AEastman Kodak Company · 1983