B65G 47/52
Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors i.e. discharging or feeding
Official title: Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors i.e. discharging or feeding devices (loading or unloading by means not incorporated in, or not operatively associated with, conveyors B65G65/00; transfer of workpieces during metal rolling B21B41/00)
B65G47/52 (Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors i.e. discharging or feeding) appears on 2,874 US grants and 2,361 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65G- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 2,361
- Assignees
- 1,443
- Inventors
- 5,190
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 32 | 0 |
| 1977 | 43 | 0 |
| 1978 | 22 | 0 |
| 1979 | 21 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 28 | 0 |
| 1982 | 20 | 0 |
| 1983 | 17 | 0 |
| 1984 | 25 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 34 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29 | 0 |
| 2001 | 45 | 10 |
| 2002 | 49 | 44 |
| 2003 | 54 | 46 |
| 2004 | 45 | 64 |
| 2005 | 44 | 50 |
| 2006 | 39 | 51 |
| 2007 | 44 | 57 |
| 2008 | 47 | 48 |
| 2009 | 27 | 61 |
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| 2013 | 56 | 65 |
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| 2019 | 149 | 145 |
| 2020 | 121 | 150 |
| 2021 | 148 | 190 |
| 2022 | 128 | 163 |
| 2023 | 137 | 165 |
| 2024 | 178 | 173 |
| 2025 | 158 | 123 |
| 2026 | 92 | 92 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B65G 47/68Adapted to receive articles arriving in one layer from one conveyor lane942
- B65G 47/53Between conveyors which cross one another530
- B65G 47/64Switching conveyors409
- B65G 47/60To or from conveyors of the suspended297
- B65G 47/56To or from inclined or vertical conveyor sections273
- B65G 47/66Fixed platforms or combs152
- B65G 47/525Using fluid jets92
- B65G 47/72Transferring materials in bulk from one conveyor to several conveyors, or vice79
Recent patents
- Belt conveyor device for lumpy products and device and method for removing products from a product flow6 Oct 2026US 12,753,012 B2Loesch Verpackungstechnik GmbH
- Apparatus and method for storing articles6 Oct 2026US 12,753,024 B2G. D S.p.A.
- Roller conveyor gap filler system15 Sep 2026US 12,735,273 B2Lewco, Inc.
- Plate picking-up device8 Sep 2026US 12,727,687 B2Kura Sushi, Inc.
- System for receiving, loading, queuing, and delivery of goods1 Sep 2026US 12,722,896 B2Franke Technology and Trademark Ltd
- Optimizing the provision of cargo at an order-picking workstation of an intralogistics system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307903 A1TGW Logistics Group GmbH
- Device for Transporting and Needs-Based Buffering of Containers1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296800 A1
- Method and system for receiving and manipulating articles1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296801 A1Krones AG
- Apparatus for transferring articles from a first station to a second station24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285607 A1G. D S.p.A.
- System for the storage and retrieval of parcels17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274574 A1United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Autonomous transports for storage and retrieval systems254US 8,425,173 B2Symbotic LLC · 2013
- Divert apparatus for conveyor system199US 6,401,936 B1Siemens ElectroCom, L.P. · 2002
- Control system for storage and retrieval systems178US 8,594,835 B2Symbotic LLC · 2013
- Automated warehousing and cargo loading system155US 7,695,235 B12010
- Auto reject unit151US 6,653,588 B1Rapiscan Security Products, Inc. · 2003