B65G 9/008
Rails or switches
Official title: {Rails or switches}
B65G9/008 (Rails or switches) appears on 67 US grants and 61 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65G- Granted patents
- 67
- Published applications
- 61
- Assignees
- 43
- Inventors
- 117
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 4 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 |
| 2026 | 3 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Whole-process automatic loading-and-unloading and logistics system21 Jul 2026US 12,686,562 B2Yichang Jingwei Textile Machinery Co., Ltd.
- Overhead rail and trolley system3 Feb 2026US 12,539,898 B2Pellerin Milnor Corporation
- Overhead rail attachment13 Jan 2026US 12,523,243 B2Kee Safety Limited
- Apparatus for moving items along a rail30 Dec 2025US 12,509,303 B2Kannegiesser North America, Inc.
- Hash overhead hoist transport rail system and methods of operating the same4 Nov 2025US 12,463,072 B2Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
- Overhead rail and trolley system6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225628 A1Pellerin Milnor Corporation
- Apparatus for moving items along a rail9 Jul 2026US 2026/0193043 A1Kannegiesser North America, Inc.
- Overhead rail and trolley system21 May 2026US 2026/0138653 A1Pellerin Milnor Corporation
- Hash overhead hoist transport rail system and methods of operating the same27 Nov 2025US 2025/0364290 A1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
- System and/or airborne device for storage and/or transportation with long duration and/or high load capacity and/or high strength and/or high flexibility and/or high modularity5 Jun 2025US 2025/0178840 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tracked vehicle systems36US 4,172,423 A1979
- Trolley-type monorail conveyor system19US 6,758,325 B22004
- Plastic monorail conveyor trolley18US 4,484,525 AFormall Syn-Trac Systems, Inc. · 1984
- Plastic monorail conveyor structure17US 4,471,867 AFormall Syn-Trac Systems, Inc. · 1984
- Running rail and method for producing such a running rail15US 10,584,447 B2Ferag AG · 2020