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B65G 17/00

Conveyors having an endless traction element, e.g. a chain, transmitting movement to a continuous or substantially-continuous load-carrying surface or to a series of individual load-carriers; Endless-chain conveyors in which the chains form the load-carrying surface

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  • B65G 17/20 comprising load-carriers suspended from overhead traction chains
  • B65G 17/22 with oppositely-moving parts of the conveyor located in a common plane
  • B65G 17/24 comprising a series of rollers which are moved

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B65, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 3,369
  2. KRONES DE 3,304
  3. TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE CH 2,227
  4. CANON JP 2,051
  5. AUTOSTORE TECHNOLOGY NO 1,731
  6. GPI (GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL) US 1,707
  7. CANON 1,693
  8. G.D IT 1,678
  9. MURATA MACHINERY JP 1,664
  10. DAIFUKU COMPANY JP 1,654