B65G 47/74 Feeding, transfer, or discharging devices of particular kinds or types
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices > Feeding, transfer, or discharging devices of particular kinds or types
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
Filing statistics
IPC B65G 47/74 belongs to the parent subclass B65G, which recorded 773,577 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 27,737 in 2013 to 105,830 in 2023 (+282%), peaking at 107,540 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class B65 are CANON (3,755 applications), SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) (3,721 applications) and YOSHINO KOGYOSHO COMPANY (3,659 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
8 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B65G 47/76 Fixed or adjustable ploughs or transverse scrapers
- B65G 47/78 Troughs having discharge openings and closures
- B65G 47/8 Turntables carrying articles or materials to be transferred, e.g. combined with ploughs or scrapers
- B65G 47/82 Rotary or reciprocating members for direct action on articles or materials, e.g. pushers, rakes, shovels
- B65G 47/84 Star-shaped wheels or devices having endless travelling belts or chains, the wheels or devices being equipped with article-engaging elements
- B65G 47/88 Separating or stopping elements, e.g. fingers
- B65G 47/9 Devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials
- B65G 47/94 Devices for flexing or tilting travelling structures; Throw-off carriages
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