B65G 47/681
From distinct, separate conveyor lanes
Official title: {from distinct, separate conveyor lanes}
B65G47/681 (From distinct, separate conveyor lanes) appears on 149 US grants and 103 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65G- Granted patents
- 149
- Published applications
- 103
- Assignees
- 124
- Inventors
- 306
- Latest grant
- 21 Apr 2026
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| 2024 | 7 | 7 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- System and method for bulk transfer-based container unloading21 Apr 2026US 12,606,390 B2Zebra Technologies Corporation
- Tapering of a conveyor flow of piece goods30 Dec 2025US 12,509,309 B2KöRber Supply Chain Logistics GmbH
- Container filling and sealing apparatus10 Jun 2025US 12,325,548 B2Shibuya Packaging System Corporation
- Singling unit for articles stacked in a nested configuration3 Jun 2025US 12,319,520 B2G. D S.p.A.
- Transfer device for an apparatus for continuously conveying items, and method for continuously conveying items13 May 2025US 12,297,052 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Robotic merge induction23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208974 A1
- Apparatus and method for dividing a container mass flow5 Jun 2025US 2025/0178844 A1Krones AG
- Merging conveyor systems and components thereof17 Apr 2025US 2025/0122027 A1Lewco, Inc.
- Slug loading systems with independently driven loading units14 Nov 2024US 2024/0375886 A1
- Strip belt for a merge conveyor17 Oct 2024US 2024/0343494 A1Motion Industries, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Conveyor sorting and orienting system85US 4,044,897 ARapistan, Incorporated · 1977
- Controlled spacing induction68US 5,341,916 ARapistan, Incorporated · 1994
- Dual-servo control for conveyor induction systems60US 5,267,638 ARapistan Demag Corporation · 1993
- Apparatus for transferring articles, especially bottles57US 4,697,691 AJagenberg Aktiengesellschaft · 1987
- Controlled spacing induction from plural lines51US 5,038,911 ARapistan, Incorporated · 1991