B65H 2404/60
Parts for transporting or guiding the handled material: other elements in face
Official title: Other elements in face contact with handled material
B65H2404/60 (Parts for transporting or guiding the handled material: other elements in face) appears on 2,345 US grants and 2,324 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65H- Granted patents
- 2,345
- Published applications
- 2,324
- Assignees
- 522
- Inventors
- 3,848
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 12 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 19 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26 | 0 |
| 2001 | 39 | 7 |
| 2002 | 28 | 27 |
| 2003 | 35 | 30 |
| 2004 | 22 | 55 |
| 2005 | 18 | 40 |
| 2006 | 24 | 26 |
| 2007 | 26 | 56 |
| 2008 | 40 | 59 |
| 2009 | 36 | 93 |
| 2010 | 50 | 126 |
| 2011 | 96 | 114 |
| 2012 | 89 | 93 |
| 2013 | 119 | 112 |
| 2014 | 143 | 151 |
| 2015 | 167 | 178 |
| 2016 | 156 | 179 |
| 2017 | 156 | 124 |
| 2018 | 122 | 117 |
| 2019 | 106 | 131 |
| 2020 | 103 | 123 |
| 2021 | 94 | 98 |
| 2022 | 89 | 118 |
| 2023 | 95 | 97 |
| 2024 | 104 | 80 |
| 2025 | 92 | 63 |
| 2026 | 39 | 27 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B65H 2404/61Longitudinally-extending strips, tubes, plates, or wiresIndexing code1,069
- B65H 2404/63Oscillating, pivoting around an axis parallel to face of materialIndexing code730
- B65H 2404/69Other means designated for special purposeIndexing code447
- B65H 2404/65Rotating around an axis parallel to face of material and perpendicular toIndexing code295
- B65H 2404/62Transversely-extending bars or tubesIndexing code121
- B65H 2404/64Reciprocating perpendicularly to face of materialIndexing code86
- B65H 2404/66Rotating around an axis perpendicular to face of materialIndexing code45
- B65H 2404/68Reciprocating in transport directionIndexing code31
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By later US patents
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