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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

Introduced: September 1968

Additional Content IPC

Escalators or paternosters neither combined nor associated with loading or unloading apparatus

Of 12 combined children, 9 exist in both systems.

3 codes are CPC-only extensions.

4 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • B65G 17/002 CPC only CPC only
  • B65G 17/005 CPC only CPC only
  • B65G 17/007 CPC only CPC only
  • B65G 17/20 comprising load-carriers suspended from overhead traction chains IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B65G 17/22 with oppositely-moving parts of the conveyor located in a common plane IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B65G 17/24 comprising a series of rollers which are moved IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class B65,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CANON 3,755
  2. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 3,721
  3. YOSHINO KOGYOSHO COMPANY 3,659
  4. DNP (DAINIPPON PRINTING COMPANY) 3,573
  5. KRONES DE 3,114
  6. P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 2,777
  7. TOPPAN PRINTING COMPANY 2,720
  8. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2,574
  9. KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS 2,371
  10. RICOH COMPANY 2,349

Top Applicants (CPC)

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