B65G 47/68 adapted to receive articles arriving in one layer from one conveyor and to transfer them in individual layers to more than one conveyor , or vice versa, e.g. combining the flows of articles conveyed by more than one conveyor
Full Title
Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices > Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors i.e. discharging or feeding devices (loading or unloading by means not incorporated in, or not operatively associated with, conveyors B65G65/00; transfer of workpieces during metal rolling B21B41/00) > adapted to receive articles arriving in one layer from one conveyor and to transfer them in individual layers to more than one conveyor , or vice versa, e.g. combining the flows of articles conveyed by more than one conveyor
Filing statistics
CPC B65G 47/68 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
6 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B65G 47/69 the articles being accumulated temporarily
- B65G 47/70 with precedence controls among incoming article flows
- B65G 47/71 the articles being discharged to several conveyors
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