B65G 51/04
Conveying the articles in carriers having a cross-section approximating that of the
Official title: Conveying the articles in carriers having a cross-section approximating that of the pipe or tube; Tube mail systems
B65G51/04 (Conveying the articles in carriers having a cross-section approximating that of the) appears on 412 US grants and 219 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65G- Granted patents
- 412
- Published applications
- 219
- Assignees
- 171
- Inventors
- 598
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | 17 | 0 |
| 1978 | 12 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 14 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 8 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 |
| 2004 | 8 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 |
| 2007 | 13 | 5 |
| 2008 | 13 | 7 |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010 | 5 | 12 |
| 2011 | 8 | 11 |
| 2012 | 6 | 7 |
| 2013 | 11 | 10 |
| 2014 | 12 | 20 |
| 2015 | 10 | 9 |
| 2016 | 9 | 7 |
| 2017 | 19 | 8 |
| 2018 | 5 | 9 |
| 2019 | 9 | 13 |
| 2020 | 10 | 12 |
| 2021 | 10 | 2 |
| 2022 | 14 | 18 |
| 2023 | 6 | 7 |
| 2024 | 9 | 14 |
| 2025 | 14 | 11 |
| 2026 | 8 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B65G 51/26Stations158
- B65G 51/36Other devices for indicating or controlling movements of carriers82
- B65G 51/06Despatch carriers for tube mail81
- B65G 51/08Controlling or conditioning the operating medium58
- B65G 51/34Two-way operation45
- B65G 51/20Braking arrangements39
- B65G 51/24Switches22
- B65G 51/18Adaptations of pipes or tubes19
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Autoacceptertube delivery system with a robotic interface151US 6,477,442 B12002
- Automatic remote banking system and equipment124US 3,949,364 ADiebold, Incorporated · 1976
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- Pneumatic tube installation for posting samples of material80US 4,395,164 AKrupp Polysius AG · 1983