B65G 47/74
Feeding, transfer, or discharging devices of particular kinds or types
B65G47/74 (Feeding, transfer, or discharging devices of particular kinds or types) appears on 6,235 US grants and 5,683 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65G- Granted patents
- 6,235
- Published applications
- 5,683
- Assignees
- 2,834
- Inventors
- 11,348
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 59 | 0 |
| 1977 | 54 | 0 |
| 1978 | 46 | 0 |
| 1979 | 31 | 0 |
| 1980 | 31 | 0 |
| 1981 | 41 | 0 |
| 1982 | 36 | 0 |
| 1983 | 45 | 0 |
| 1984 | 54 | 0 |
| 1985 | 63 | 0 |
| 1986 | 67 | 0 |
| 1987 | 70 | 0 |
| 1988 | 66 | 0 |
| 1989 | 70 | 0 |
| 1990 | 55 | 0 |
| 1991 | 71 | 0 |
| 1992 | 67 | 0 |
| 1993 | 78 | 0 |
| 1994 | 57 | 0 |
| 1995 | 60 | 0 |
| 1996 | 69 | 0 |
| 1997 | 68 | 0 |
| 1998 | 59 | 0 |
| 1999 | 88 | 0 |
| 2000 | 81 | 0 |
| 2001 | 98 | 26 |
| 2002 | 89 | 79 |
| 2003 | 90 | 86 |
| 2004 | 83 | 105 |
| 2005 | 75 | 100 |
| 2006 | 71 | 78 |
| 2007 | 60 | 99 |
| 2008 | 60 | 95 |
| 2009 | 71 | 124 |
| 2010 | 84 | 137 |
| 2011 | 83 | 110 |
| 2012 | 86 | 118 |
| 2013 | 93 | 141 |
| 2014 | 139 | 149 |
| 2015 | 140 | 191 |
| 2016 | 187 | 204 |
| 2017 | 201 | 248 |
| 2018 | 246 | 263 |
| 2019 | 271 | 361 |
| 2020 | 314 | 476 |
| 2021 | 368 | 482 |
| 2022 | 398 | 448 |
| 2023 | 363 | 448 |
| 2024 | 430 | 466 |
| 2025 | 383 | 374 |
| 2026 | 266 | 275 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B65G 47/90Devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials3,070
- B65G 47/84Star-shaped wheels or devices having endless travelling belts or chains, the wheels1,567
- B65G 47/82Rotary or reciprocating members for direct action on articles or materials609
- B65G 47/94Devices for flexing or tilting travelling structures535
- B65G 47/88Separating or stopping elements504
- B65G 47/76Fixed or adjustable ploughs or transverse scrapers263
- B65G 47/80Turntables carrying articles or materials to be transferred85
- B65G 47/78Troughs having discharge openings and closures59
Recent patents
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- Apparatus and method for storing articles6 Oct 2026US 12,753,024 B2G. D S.p.A.
- Product engagement assembly, related systems and methods6 Oct 2026US 12,753,025 B2Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- Sorting machine for slabs6 Oct 2026US 12,753,026 B2System Ceramics S.P.A.
- Transfer system29 Sep 2026US 12,747,101 B2Daifuku Co., Ltd.
- Systems and methods for transferring items using multiple robotic devices8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307904 A1Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Multiple bale receiving system for bale processor8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307914 A1Marcrest Manufacturing Inc.
- System for selectively stopping product flow in a conveyor8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307915 A1Laitram, L. L. C.
- Carrying method and device for cleaning foup8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307916 A1Asia Neo Tech Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Substrate transfer device and substrate transfer method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307917 A1Tokyo Electron Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Modular wafer transport and processing system655US 4,917,556 AVarian Associates, Inc. · 1990
- Sorter tilt mechanism184US 4,846,335 ADominion Chain Inc. · 1989
- Direct transfer sorting system180US 4,895,242 AG B Instruments, Inc. · 1990
- Sorting machine162US 5,190,162 A1993
- Method and apparatus for separating wafers162US 6,558,109 B2Automation Technology, Inc. · 2003