B65G 25/04 the carrier or impeller having identical forward and return paths of movement, e.g. reciprocating conveyors
Full Title
Conveyors comprising a cyclically-moving, e.g. reciprocating, carrier or impeller which is disengaged from the load during the return part of its movement (jigging B65G27/00) > the carrier or impeller having identical forward and return paths of movement, e.g. reciprocating conveyors
Filing statistics
CPC B65G 25/04 belongs to the parent subclass B65G, which recorded 259,953 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 10,147 in 2013 to 27,457 in 2023 (+171%), peaking at 33,933 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class B65 are P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) (3,369 applications), KRONES (3,304 applications) and TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE (2,227 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
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Child Classifications
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- B65G 25/06 having carriers, e.g. belts
- B65G 25/08 having impellers, e.g. pushers
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B65, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 3,369
- KRONES DE 3,304
- TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE CH 2,227
- CANON JP 2,051
- AUTOSTORE TECHNOLOGY NO 1,731
- GPI (GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL) US 1,707
- CANON 1,693
- G.D IT 1,678
- MURATA MACHINERY JP 1,664
- DAIFUKU COMPANY JP 1,654