B65G 51/03
Over a flat surface or in troughs
Official title: over a flat surface or in troughs
B65G51/03 (Over a flat surface or in troughs) appears on 425 US grants and 203 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65G- Granted patents
- 425
- Published applications
- 203
- Assignees
- 238
- Inventors
- 659
- Latest grant
- 31 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 16 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 13 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 5 |
| 2002 | 16 | 7 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 |
| 2004 | 12 | 7 |
| 2005 | 6 | 8 |
| 2006 | 4 | 14 |
| 2007 | 5 | 8 |
| 2008 | 5 | 6 |
| 2009 | 6 | 8 |
| 2010 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 |
| 2013 | 4 | 8 |
| 2014 | 11 | 11 |
| 2015 | 7 | 6 |
| 2016 | 11 | 16 |
| 2017 | 18 | 14 |
| 2018 | 7 | 6 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020 | 13 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 | 6 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 |
| 2025 | 6 | 7 |
| 2026 | 4 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Load forming system shiftable between automatic and worker-assisted configurations31 Mar 2026US 12,589,954 B2A. G. Stacker Inc.
- Apparatus for conveying objects17 Feb 2026US 12,552,616 B2Deutsche Post AG
- Can blank conveyor assembly and method of use10 Feb 2026US 12,545,531 B2Air Con Tech Systems, Inc.
- Transfer apparatus capable of suppressing side slip of workpiece lifted by non-contact chuck6 Jan 2026US 12,519,003 B2Yamaha Robotics Co., Ltd.
- Apparatus for orienting or rotating objects2 Dec 2025US 12,486,119 B2Deutsche Post AG
- System and method for contactless handling of semiconductor wafers17 Sep 2026US 2026/0282824 A1PTW Asia Pte Ltd
- 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.
- Drive device, positioning device, processing device, and device manufacturing method11 Jun 2026US 2026/0165080 A1Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
- Apparatus and method for transporting plastic preforms14 May 2026US 2026/0131519 A1Krones AG
- Cullet and cullet water handling system12 Mar 2026US 2026/0070831 A1Owens-Brockway Glass Container 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
- High-Performance non-contact support platforms93US 7,530,778 B2Coreflow Ltd. · 2009
- Transport system for semiconductor wafer multiprocessing station system91US 3,976,330 AInternational Business Machines Corporation · 1976
- Material handling system and method for manufacturing line65US 4,293,249 ATexas Instruments Incorporated · 1981