B65G 57/00
Stacking of articles
Official title: Stacking of articles (B65G60/00 takes precedence; feeding, piling or stacking sheets B65H)
B65G57/00 (Stacking of articles) appears on 1,651 US grants and 1,274 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65G- Granted patents
- 1,651
- Published applications
- 1,274
- Assignees
- 953
- Inventors
- 2,790
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 32 | 0 |
| 1977 | 33 | 0 |
| 1978 | 28 | 0 |
| 1979 | 26 | 0 |
| 1980 | 27 | 0 |
| 1981 | 30 | 0 |
| 1982 | 27 | 0 |
| 1983 | 21 | 0 |
| 1984 | 21 | 0 |
| 1985 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | 17 | 0 |
| 1987 | 25 | 0 |
| 1988 | 18 | 0 |
| 1989 | 22 | 0 |
| 1990 | 23 | 0 |
| 1991 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 20 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 24 | 0 |
| 1996 | 23 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 25 | 0 |
| 1999 | 31 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25 | 0 |
| 2001 | 19 | 6 |
| 2002 | 24 | 25 |
| 2003 | 25 | 27 |
| 2004 | 21 | 25 |
| 2005 | 25 | 25 |
| 2006 | 18 | 28 |
| 2007 | 10 | 25 |
| 2008 | 12 | 36 |
| 2009 | 18 | 28 |
| 2010 | 27 | 46 |
| 2011 | 19 | 24 |
| 2012 | 14 | 17 |
| 2013 | 34 | 42 |
| 2014 | 28 | 47 |
| 2015 | 43 | 80 |
| 2016 | 39 | 54 |
| 2017 | 58 | 64 |
| 2018 | 71 | 75 |
| 2019 | 65 | 75 |
| 2020 | 70 | 59 |
| 2021 | 61 | 91 |
| 2022 | 72 | 93 |
| 2023 | 85 | 79 |
| 2024 | 83 | 81 |
| 2025 | 86 | 70 |
| 2026 | 55 | 52 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B65G 57/02Stacking of articles: by adding to the top of the stack1,203
- B65G 57/30Stacking of articles: by adding to the bottom of the stack175
- B65G 57/005Stacking of articles: by using insertions or spacers between the stacked layers140
- B65G 57/32Stacking of articles: characterised by stacking during transit96
- B65G 57/28Stacking of articles: by assembling the articles and tilting the assembled articles56
Recent patents
- Liner system, and unload stacking assembly and method therefor29 Sep 2026US 12,747,112 B2Stolle Machinery Company, LLC
- Device for manufacturing power storage module and method for manufacturing power storage module15 Sep 2026US 12,735,272 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
- Overhead loading and unloading system, and method8 Sep 2026US 12,729,074 B2Raumaster Paper Oy
- Palletizer system with centralized palletizing patterns1 Sep 2026US 12,722,914 B2Toyota Automated Logistics Americas, LLC
- Automated container stacking stations25 Aug 2026US 12,715,715 B1Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Storage systems and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307898 A1Ocado Innovation Limited
- Chaining of tires by robotic means using three-dimensional viewing1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295852 A1Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
- Pallet return assembly24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285622 A1Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Lumber assembly and finishing system3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257394 A1Columbia Insurance Company
- Transport Vehicle27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250067 A1Daifuku Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automatic freight stacking system181US 4,692,876 AHitachi, Ltd. · 1987
- Tortilla counter-stacker125US 6,053,695 AITE, Inc. · 2000
- Heterogeneous fleet of robots for collaborative object processing121US 9,733,646 B1X Development LLC · 2017
- Apparatus for alternating the folded and open edges of a succession of folded pads102US 4,307,800 A1981
- Robotic containerization system96US 6,201,203 B1Northrop Grumman Corporation · 2001