B65G 51/00
Conveying articles through pipes or tubes by fluid flow or pressure
Official title: Conveying articles through pipes or tubes by fluid flow or pressure; Conveying articles over a flat surface, e.g. the base of a trough, by jets located in the surface
B65G51/00 (Conveying articles through pipes or tubes by fluid flow or pressure) appears on 1,104 US grants and 616 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65G- Granted patents
- 1,104
- Published applications
- 616
- Assignees
- 544
- Inventors
- 1,647
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 39 | 0 |
| 1977 | 30 | 0 |
| 1978 | 24 | 0 |
| 1979 | 15 | 0 |
| 1980 | 20 | 0 |
| 1981 | 18 | 0 |
| 1982 | 18 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 20 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | 22 | 0 |
| 1987 | 20 | 0 |
| 1988 | 13 | 0 |
| 1989 | 15 | 0 |
| 1990 | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 24 | 0 |
| 1993 | 20 | 0 |
| 1994 | 12 | 0 |
| 1995 | 18 | 0 |
| 1996 | 25 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 23 | 0 |
| 1999 | 16 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28 | 8 |
| 2002 | 30 | 18 |
| 2003 | 27 | 26 |
| 2004 | 24 | 16 |
| 2005 | 15 | 21 |
| 2006 | 13 | 17 |
| 2007 | 19 | 18 |
| 2008 | 19 | 15 |
| 2009 | 13 | 19 |
| 2010 | 11 | 20 |
| 2011 | 21 | 25 |
| 2012 | 16 | 24 |
| 2013 | 20 | 32 |
| 2014 | 32 | 46 |
| 2015 | 29 | 24 |
| 2016 | 34 | 37 |
| 2017 | 56 | 30 |
| 2018 | 20 | 22 |
| 2019 | 32 | 36 |
| 2020 | 30 | 26 |
| 2021 | 22 | 12 |
| 2022 | 31 | 34 |
| 2023 | 16 | 20 |
| 2024 | 24 | 23 |
| 2025 | 29 | 25 |
| 2026 | 14 | 22 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Pneumatic delivery system and methods for use2 Jun 2026US 12,643,695 B2Unitd Parcel Service of America, Inc.
- Manufacturing pickup tool28 Apr 2026US 12,612,267 B2NIKE, Inc.
- System and method for contactless handling of semiconductor wafers17 Sep 2026US 2026/0282824 A1PTW Asia Pte Ltd
- System and process for transporting and automated handling of test tubes containing biological samples27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251672 A1Inpeco SA
- Golf ball collection system from water2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183620 A1
- Machine for the production of pouches containing, on the inside, a quantity of loose material, in particular snus18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167365 A1Sasib S.p.A.
- Flow control braking systems and methods18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167438 A1Innovation Associates, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for floating transport of substrates391US 4,575,408 A1986
- Apparatus for holding and/or conveying articles by fluid384US 4,874,273 AHitachi, Ltd. · 1989
- Multi-use unmanned aerial vehicle docking station174US 9,527,605 B1Amazon Technologies, Inc. · 2016
- Autoacceptertube delivery system with a robotic interface151US 6,477,442 B12002
- Automatic remote banking system and equipment124US 3,949,364 ADiebold, Incorporated · 1976