C10N 2040/38
Conveyors or chain belts
Official title: {Conveyors or chain belts}
C10N2040/38 (Conveyors or chain belts) appears on 1,144 US grants and 258 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C10N- Granted patents
- 1,144
- Published applications
- 258
- Assignees
- 363
- Inventors
- 1,737
- Latest grant
- 12 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 11 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 22 | 0 |
| 1982 | 20 | 0 |
| 1983 | 14 | 0 |
| 1984 | 23 | 0 |
| 1985 | 14 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 20 | 0 |
| 1989 | 28 | 0 |
| 1990 | 42 | 0 |
| 1991 | 56 | 0 |
| 1992 | 45 | 0 |
| 1993 | 61 | 0 |
| 1994 | 72 | 0 |
| 1995 | 76 | 0 |
| 1996 | 68 | 0 |
| 1997 | 60 | 0 |
| 1998 | 70 | 0 |
| 1999 | 53 | 0 |
| 2000 | 34 | 0 |
| 2001 | 60 | 17 |
| 2002 | 46 | 31 |
| 2003 | 28 | 27 |
| 2004 | 21 | 23 |
| 2005 | 11 | 15 |
| 2006 | 10 | 7 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 |
| 2008 | 10 | 7 |
| 2009 | 7 | 9 |
| 2010 | 9 | 11 |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 |
| 2012 | 10 | 11 |
| 2013 | 6 | 4 |
| 2014 | 6 | 5 |
| 2015 | 3 | 5 |
| 2016 | 4 | 8 |
| 2017 | 4 | 9 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 |
| 2019 | 5 | 7 |
| 2020 | 10 | 7 |
| 2021 | 6 | 10 |
| 2022 | 4 | 5 |
| 2023 | 7 | 8 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Conveyor lubricants including emulsion of a lipophilic compound and an emulsifier and/or an anionic surfactant and methods employing them12 May 2026US 12,624,305 B2Ecolab USA Inc.
- Lubrication of transfer plates using an oil or oil in water emulsions12 May 2026US 12,624,307 B2Ecolab USA Inc.
- Lubricant composition and use thereof11 Nov 2025US 12,467,011 B2Klueber Lubrication Muenchen SE & Co. KG
- Lubricant compositions and methods for using the same14 Oct 2025US 12,441,950 B2Ecolab USA Inc.
- Lubrication of transfer plates using an oil or oil in water emulsions22 Apr 2025US 12,281,280 B2Ecolab USA Inc.
- Lubricant and application thereof, and preparation method10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265629 A1
- Silicone oils matching refractive index of transparent material/optically clear liquid with a kinematic viscosity in a well-defined range30 Apr 2026US 2026/0117139 A1Preciflex SA
- Mobility enhancer useful in manufacturing containers19 Feb 2026US 2026/0049260 A1Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
- Lubricant compositions and methods of dry lubricating surface using the same14 Aug 2025US 2025/0257281 A1Diversey, Inc.
- Lubrication of transfer plates using an oil or oil in water emulsions24 Jul 2025US 2025/0236809 A1Ecolab USA Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Visco-elastic, isotropic materials based on water, fluorinate sufactants and fluorinated oils, process for their preparation, and their use in various fields, such as optics, pharmacology and electrodynamics274US 5,185,099 AInstitut National de Recherche Chimique Appliquee · 1993
- Lubricative coating composition, article and assembly containing same and method thereof210US 5,266,359 ABecton, Dickinson and Company · 1993
- Refrigeration lubricants168US 4,755,316 AAllied-Signal Inc. · 1988
- Method for preparing lubricated surfaces and product133US 4,844,986 ABecton, Dickinson and Company · 1989
- Ashless dispersants formed from substituted acylating agents and their production and use115US 5,241,003 AEthyl Petroleum Additives, Inc. · 1993