B65G 47/24 orientating the articles
Full Title
Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices > Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors (during feeding B65G47/14) > orientating the articles
Filing statistics
CPC B65G 47/24 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 47/244 by turning them about an axis substantially perpendicular to the conveying plane
- B65G 47/248 by turning over or inverting them (B65G47/244 takes precedence)
- B65G 47/256 removing incorrectly orientated articles
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