Optical sorter
US-2022373472-A1 · Nov 24, 2022 · US
Operations & Transport
Operations & Transport · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Separating, mixing, shaping, printing, and transporting materials.
Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | B07C5/366 |
| Official title | — |
| Display label | Operations & Transport (mapped technology topic) |
| Total patents | 99 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is growing.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 10 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2024 | 13 |
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Identification apparatus
US-2022163390-A1 · May 26, 2022 · US
Menthol detection on tobacco
US-11340168-B2 · May 24, 2022 · US
Hyperspectral imaging system for monitoring agricultural products during processing and manufacturing
US-2022157052-A1 · May 19, 2022 · US
On-line oil and foreign matter detection system and method employing hyperspectral imaging
US-2022130144-A1 · Apr 28, 2022 · US
Hyperspectral imaging system for monitoring agricultural products during processing and manufacturing
US-11250261-B2 · Feb 15, 2022 · US
Optical sorter
US-2022008959-A1 · Jan 13, 2022 · US
On-line oil and foreign matter detection system and method employing hyperspectral imaging
US-11222203-B2 · Jan 11, 2022 · US
Identification apparatus and identification method
US-2021404947-A1 · Dec 30, 2021 · US
Optical unit for optical sorter
US-11130157-B2 · Sep 28, 2021 · US
Method for processing electronic and electrical device component scrap
US-2021107034-A1 · Apr 15, 2021 · US
Blending of agricultural products via hyperspectral imaging and analysis
US-10896325-B2 · Jan 19, 2021 · US
Device and a method for sorting spherical objects
US-2020353509-A1 · Nov 12, 2020 · US
Method for compositional sorting of catalyst or adsorbent in mixtures of catalysts and/or adsorbents
US-10828632-B2 · Nov 10, 2020 · US
Optical sorter
US-2020338600-A1 · Oct 29, 2020 · US
Menthol detection on tobacco
US-2020319109-A1 · Oct 8, 2020 · US
System for detecting, removing, transferring, and retrieving incompletely dried raw material
US-10744535-B2 · Aug 18, 2020 · US
Hyperspectral imaging system for monitoring agricultural products during processing and manufacturing
US-2020257882-A1 · Aug 13, 2020 · US
Menthol detection on tobacco
US-10724955-B2 · Jul 28, 2020 · US
Optical unit for optical sorter
US-2020222946-A1 · Jul 16, 2020 · US
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Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC B07C5/366?
- CPC B07C5/366 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Operations & Transport.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC B07C5/366 (Operations & Transport)?
- Our database includes 99 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC B07C5/366 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 13 in 2024 vs 5 in 2025 (latest complete years).