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B07C 1/02

Forming articles into a stream; Arranging articles in a stream, e.g. spacing, orientating

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Measures preceding sorting of mail or documents according to destination > Forming articles into a stream; Arranging articles in a stream, e.g. spacing, orientating

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
Subclass:
POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING

2 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B07C 1/04 Forming a stream from a bulk; Controlling the stream, e.g. spacing the articles
  • B07C 1/06 Orientating; Aligning

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B07, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. ANHUI JIEXUN OPTOELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 444
  2. HENAN WINNER VIBRATING EQUIPMENT COMPANY 386
  3. DERRICK CORPORATION US 370
  4. SOLYSTIC FR 359
  5. XINXIANG ZHEN YING MACHINERY EQUIPMENT COMPANY 347
  6. ANHUI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 288
  7. CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY 269
  8. CHINA TOBACCO HENAN INDUSTRIAL 230
  9. KMUST (KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY) 230
  10. XINXIANG GAOFU MACHINERY COMPANY 229