Conveying articles through pipes or tubes by fluid flow or pressure; Conveying articles over a flat surface, e.g. the base of a trough, by jets located in the 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

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Related Keywords

pneumatic DESPATCH systemsfluid-operated tube systems for LETTER(S)conveying articles by LEVITATINGconveying articles or bulk material through PIPE(S) by aid of fluidsPNEUMATIC(S) conveyersconveying articles or bulk material through TUBE(S) by aid of fluidsfluid-operated TUBE(S) mail systems

3 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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B65G 51/01 Hydraulic transport of articles
B65G 51/02 Directly conveying the articles, e.g. slips, sheets, stockings, containers or workpieces, by flowing gases
B65G 51/04 Conveying the articles in carriers having a cross-section approximating that of the pipe or tube; Tube mail systems

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