Systems and methods for heat processing
US-2024425288-A1 · Dec 26, 2024 · US
Chains acting as load-carriers
Chains acting as load-carriers · 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 | B65G17/40 |
| Official title | Chains acting as load-carriers |
| Display label | Chains acting as load-carriers |
| Total patents | 137 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is stable.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 10 |
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 21 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2020 | 18 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2024 | 14 |
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Sprocket driven conveyor belt link and conveyor belt assembly
US-10464757-B2 · Nov 5, 2019 · US
Chain conveyor and coupler link for same
US-10442627-B2 · Oct 15, 2019 · US
Snap-in dual-pronged retaining device for a conveyor component
US-10442626-B2 · Oct 15, 2019 · US
Chain conveyor
US-10414594-B2 · Sep 17, 2019 · US
Chain conveyor link
US-10392193-B2 · Aug 27, 2019 · US
Carriage-utilizing conveying equipment
US-2019248586-A1 · Aug 15, 2019 · US
Article diverting conveyor belt
US-10343851-B2 · Jul 9, 2019 · US
Conveyor belt and module with skewed air-flow passages
US-2019202637-A1 · Jul 4, 2019 · US
On-demand v-shaped conveyor
US-10315852-B1 · Jun 11, 2019 · US
Method for the manufacture of a workpiece having a corrected gear tooth geometry and/or a modified surface structure
US-10286469-B2 · May 14, 2019 · US
Drive and sideguard belt insert for a modular plastic conveyor belt
US-2019077606-A1 · Mar 14, 2019 · US
Singulation of conveyed products using electroadhesion
US-2019061172-A1 · Feb 28, 2019 · US
Laboratory distribution system
US-2019004077-A1 · Jan 3, 2019 · US
Magnetic conveyor belt module
US-10138065-B2 · Nov 27, 2018 · US
Chain conveyor with cast sections
US-10106325-B2 · Oct 23, 2018 · US
Self-stacking spiral modular plastic conveyor belt with intermediate support
US-10099859-B2 · Oct 16, 2018 · US
Multi-material conveyor component
US-2018290355-A1 · Oct 11, 2018 · US
Modular transfer units, systems, and methods
US-2018257872-A1 · Sep 13, 2018 · US
Chain conveyor link
US-2018251313-A1 · Sep 6, 2018 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC B65G17/40?
- CPC B65G17/40 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Chains acting as load-carriers.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC B65G17/40 (Chains acting as load-carriers)?
- Our database includes 137 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC B65G17/40 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 14 in 2024 vs 9 in 2025 (latest complete years).