B65G 45/00
Lubricating, cleaning, or clearing devices
B65G45/00 (Lubricating, cleaning, or clearing devices) appears on 1,042 US grants and 749 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65G- Granted patents
- 1,042
- Published applications
- 749
- Assignees
- 569
- Inventors
- 1,743
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 18 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 19 | 0 |
| 1990 | 26 | 0 |
| 1991 | 17 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 14 | 0 |
| 1994 | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 18 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | 8 |
| 2002 | 20 | 12 |
| 2003 | 18 | 15 |
| 2004 | 19 | 25 |
| 2005 | 16 | 20 |
| 2006 | 26 | 24 |
| 2007 | 12 | 20 |
| 2008 | 17 | 16 |
| 2009 | 13 | 25 |
| 2010 | 22 | 24 |
| 2011 | 15 | 19 |
| 2012 | 14 | 29 |
| 2013 | 18 | 23 |
| 2014 | 28 | 31 |
| 2015 | 28 | 24 |
| 2016 | 40 | 43 |
| 2017 | 42 | 42 |
| 2018 | 37 | 34 |
| 2019 | 53 | 45 |
| 2020 | 36 | 32 |
| 2021 | 35 | 41 |
| 2022 | 33 | 48 |
| 2023 | 38 | 47 |
| 2024 | 41 | 42 |
| 2025 | 37 | 35 |
| 2026 | 22 | 25 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method and system for producing a motif on a substrate6 Oct 2026US 12,752,563 B2
- Belt transport device, fixing device, and image forming apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,754,497 B2FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Mechanism(s) for de-jamming packages within material handling equipment (MHE)22 Sep 2026US 12,741,819 B1Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Push-back storage systems22 Sep 2026US 12,741,823 B2The Econo-Rack Group (2015) Inc.
- Contacting cleaning system8 Sep 2026US 12,729,068 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Cleaner assembly for an automated dispensing device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285516 A1Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
- Conveyor belt cleaning assemblies for conveyor belt assemblies24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285611 A1Martin Engineering Company
- Flighted belt conveyor and scraper17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274583 A1Laitram, L. L. C.
- Airflow curtain assemblies for conveyor systems17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274584 A1Martin Engineering Company
- Conveyor warewasher with load/unload platform with access features10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262910 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Exercise treadmill and method84US 5,433,679 ALife Fitness, LLC · 1995
- Electrical lubricating apparatus73US 4,274,509 AMadison-Kipp Corporation · 1981
- Conveyor lubricating system63US 4,262,776 AH. B. Fuller Company · 1981
- Conveyor belt scraper63US 4,533,036 A1985
- Lubricant qualified for contact with a composition suitable for human consumption including a food, a conveyor lubrication method and an apparatus using droplets or a spray of liquid lubricant62US 6,576,298 B2Ecolab Inc. · 2003