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IPC Subgroup
B65G 15/2

arranged side by side, e.g. for conveyance of flat articles in vertical position

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Conveyors having endless load-conveying surfaces, i.e. belts and like continuous members, to which tractive effort is transmitted by means other than endless driving elements of similar configuration > comprising two or more co-operating endless surfaces with parallel longitudinal axes, or a multiplicity of parallel elements, e.g. ropes defining an endless surface > with two or more endless belts > arranged side by side, e.g. for conveyance of flat articles in vertical position

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

For conveying sheets or like thin flat articles

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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