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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

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

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

9 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B65G 17/2 comprising load-carriers suspended from overhead traction chains
  • B65G 17/22 with oppositely-moving parts of the conveyor located in a common plane
  • B65G 17/24 comprising a series of rollers which are moved over a supporting surface by the traction element to effect conveyance of loads or load-carriers

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