Chutes

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:: PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:: CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
Subclass:: TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS

Additional Content

Feeding or discharging conveyors by devices incorporated in, or operatively associated with, conveyors For sports, games, or amusements For refuse disposal in buildings

10 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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B65G 11/02 of straight form
B65G 11/04 for mail in buildings
B65G 11/06 of helical or spiral form
B65G 11/08 with discontinuous guiding surfaces, e.g. arranged in zig-zag or cascade formation
B65G 11/1 flexible
B65G 11/12 pivotable
B65G 11/14 extensible, e.g. telescopic
B65G 11/16 Interior surfaces; Linings
B65G 11/18 Supports or mountings
B65G 11/2 Auxiliary devices, e.g. for deflecting, controlling speed of, or agitating, articles or solids

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B65, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

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