B65G 69/00
Auxiliary measures taken, or devices used, in connection with loading or unloading
Official title: Auxiliary measures taken, or devices used, in connection with loading or unloading (by means incorporated in, or operatively associated with, conveyors B65G47/00; preventing fire A62C3/00; in vehicles, see the relevant subclasses, e.g., B60P1/58, B61D7/32, B62D33/00, B63B25/00, B64D9/00)
B65G69/00 (Auxiliary measures taken, or devices used, in connection with loading or unloading) appears on 2,285 US grants and 1,678 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65G- Granted patents
- 2,285
- Published applications
- 1,678
- Assignees
- 1,005
- Inventors
- 3,158
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 20 | 0 |
| 1977 | 30 | 0 |
| 1978 | 30 | 0 |
| 1979 | 14 | 0 |
| 1980 | 22 | 0 |
| 1981 | 29 | 0 |
| 1982 | 24 | 0 |
| 1983 | 27 | 0 |
| 1984 | 26 | 0 |
| 1985 | 31 | 0 |
| 1986 | 22 | 0 |
| 1987 | 38 | 0 |
| 1988 | 33 | 0 |
| 1989 | 42 | 0 |
| 1990 | 46 | 0 |
| 1991 | 43 | 0 |
| 1992 | 39 | 0 |
| 1993 | 25 | 0 |
| 1994 | 49 | 0 |
| 1995 | 34 | 0 |
| 1996 | 31 | 0 |
| 1997 | 39 | 0 |
| 1998 | 41 | 0 |
| 1999 | 42 | 0 |
| 2000 | 53 | 0 |
| 2001 | 57 | 10 |
| 2002 | 53 | 35 |
| 2003 | 33 | 49 |
| 2004 | 41 | 56 |
| 2005 | 41 | 50 |
| 2006 | 32 | 56 |
| 2007 | 39 | 51 |
| 2008 | 25 | 54 |
| 2009 | 30 | 37 |
| 2010 | 41 | 63 |
| 2011 | 35 | 57 |
| 2012 | 43 | 50 |
| 2013 | 67 | 49 |
| 2014 | 51 | 57 |
| 2015 | 72 | 73 |
| 2016 | 60 | 72 |
| 2017 | 77 | 81 |
| 2018 | 72 | 89 |
| 2019 | 61 | 89 |
| 2020 | 90 | 94 |
| 2021 | 60 | 85 |
| 2022 | 81 | 100 |
| 2023 | 68 | 83 |
| 2024 | 71 | 116 |
| 2025 | 98 | 69 |
| 2026 | 57 | 53 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B65G 69/28Loading ramps733
- B65G 69/18Preventing escape of dust365
- B65G 69/003Restraining movement of a vehicle at a loading station using means not341
- B65G 69/04Spreading out the materials conveyed over the whole surface to be loaded261
- B65G 69/008Dock- or bumper-seals199
- B65G 69/22Horizontal loading or unloading platforms136
- B65G 69/16Preventing pulverisation, deformation, breakage, or other mechanical damage to the goods or123
- B65G 69/20Auxiliary treatments78
All 16 subgroupsShow fewer
- B65G 69/006Centring or aligning a vehicle at a loading station using means not76
- B65G 69/001Buffers for vehicles at loading stations53
- B65G 69/08Devices for emptying storage spaces as completely as possible35
- B65G 69/10Obtaining an average product from stored bulk material30
- B65G 69/02Filling storage spaces as completely as possible22
- B65G 69/14Pulverising loaded or unloaded materials18
- B65G 69/06Fluidising14
- B65G 69/12Sieving bulk materials during loading or unloading9
Recent patents
- Removable delivery-vehicle dock plate6 Oct 2026US 12,753,029 B2Federal Express Corporation
- Ramp assembly kit for a container6 Oct 2026US 12,753,030 B2
- Edge-banding machine with pneumatic adhesive granulate feed29 Sep 2026US 12,746,568 B2Maschinenbau Hebrock GmbH
- Tugger docking plate for one touch delivery22 Sep 2026US 12,741,833 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Systems and methods for controlling autonomous vehicle operation based on monitoring of a loading dock22 Sep 2026US 12,741,855 B2Symbotic LLC
- Active material feeding device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311991 A1LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
- Rotating Grain Spreader for Uniform Distribution in Storage Silos1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296811 A1
- Loading dock systems for detecting trailer wheel/suspension system positions and associated methods of manufacture and use1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296812 A1Assa Abloy Entrance Systems AB
- Portable loading and unloading apparatus for mobile vehicles24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285626 A1National Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology
- Movement and management of piled granular material24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288159 A1Grain Weevil Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Containerised handling of bulk materials and apparatus therefor149US 7,252,309 B2Bee Kim Ong · 2007
- Loading dock traffic automation121US 6,812,849 B12004
- Apparatuses and methods for bulk dispensing113US 8,387,824 B2Syngenta Participations AG · 2013
- Device for automatic filling of containers112US 5,575,316 AClaas oHG beschraenkt haftende offene Handelgesellschaft · 1996
- Compacting screw feeder104US 5,052,874 AJR Johanson, Inc. · 1991