CPC technology class · B07

B07C - Postal Sorting

Postal sorting; sorting individual articles, or bulk material fit to be sorted piece-meal, e.g. by picking. 2,293 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

2,293
US patents granted: #1/2
in B07: 61.6%
B07 class share: +31%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Postal Sorting ranks #355 of 670 CPC technology areas - 2,293 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 31% over five years.

#355
of 670 CPC technology areas: 2,293
US patents granted, 2015–2025: United States Postal Service
leading assignee (115): +31%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How B07C's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, B07C recorded 1,161 grants versus 883 in 2015–2019 (+31% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2024 at 280 grants and bottomed in 2017 at 155 (+81% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee United States Postal Service holds 5.0% of the class ; the top three share 10.5%.

Leaderboard read

B07C concentration, lead at 5.0%

United States Postal Service leads this historical grant record at 5.0% of B07C - us corporation assignees hold 58% of class grants (725 of 1,247). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 5.0%
Top three share: 10.5%
Lead over #2: 50

Where B07C sits inside B07

Among 2 subclasses in B07 (Separating Solids From SOLIDS; Sorting), B07C ranks #1 and holds 61.6% of the parent class's 3,724 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

B07B 1,431

Rising assignees active in B07C

Company-wide grant multiples (2022–2024 vs 2019–2021) among assignees with ≥5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide; class patent counts are subclass-specific.

#1 Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc. 124x 0 → 124 company-wide · 65 in B07C
#2 Beijing Jingdong Qianshi Technology Co., Ltd. 16x 4 → 62 company-wide · 14 in B07C
#3 Tompkins Robotics, Inc. 15x 1 → 15 company-wide · 12 in B07C
#4 Körber Supply Chain LLC 9.00x 0 → 9 company-wide · 5 in B07C
#5 Sortera Technologies, Inc. 8.00x 0 → 8 company-wide · 17 in B07C

B07C grants by year, peak 2024 (280)

US utility-patent grants per year in B07C, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 31% versus 2015–2019.

United States Postal…

115
Berkshire Grey…

65
Solystic

61
Opex

34
Berkshire Grey

32
Satake

24
United Parcel Service…

23
Laitram L L C

20
Amp Robotics

20
Minesense

20
Intelligrated…

17
Deutsche Post

17

What this shows United States Postal… is the most active filer in B07C, holding 115 of the 2,293 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

View data table

Top patent holders in CPC subclass B07C
Rank	Company	Patents in B07C
#1	United States Postal Service	115
#2	Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.	65
#3	Solystic	61
#4	Opex Corporation	34
#5	Berkshire Grey, Inc.	32
#6	Satake Corporation	24
#7	United Parcel Service OF America, Inc.	23
#8	Laitram, L.L.C.	20
#9	AMP Robotics Corporation	20
#10	MineSense Technologies Ltd.	20
#11	Intelligrated Headquarters, LLC	17
#12	Deutsche Post AG	17
#13	CYTONOME/ST, LLC	17
#14	Sortera Technologies, Inc.	17
#15	Beijing Geekplus Technology Co., Ltd.	16
#16	Key Technology, Inc.	16
#17	Krones AG	15
#18	Beijing Jingdong Qianshi Technology Co., Ltd.	14
#19	Broadridge Output Solutions, Inc.	13
#20	Tompkins Robotics, Inc.	12

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading B07C assignee, placed by how many patents it holds in this class (horizontal) against its company-wide average claims per patent (vertical) - a read on whether the class is led by broad-but-shallow filers or focused deep-claim players.

Top 14 B07C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B07C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near B07C's 2,293-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for B07C (#355 of 670 by volume ; lead share 5.0%) - not the B07 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

C40B 2,284 B30B 2,314 B23C 2,322 C01F 2,333

Nearest by lead-assignee share

H03J 5.0% C10M 5.0% A21C 5.0% B26F 5.0%

Questions about B07C

Which company holds the most patents in B07C?

United States Postal Service leads B07C with 115 patents (5.0% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 58% of class grants.

Which B07C assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in B07C, Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (124x: 0 grants in 2019–2021 → 124 in 2022–2024) while holding 65 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does B07C compare inside parent class B07?

Inside B07 (Separating Solids From SOLIDS; Sorting), B07C ranks #1 of 2 subclasses by grant volume and holds 61.6% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is B07B (1,431 grants).

What to do with this data

B07C in context - here's where to go next.

United States Postal Service leads B07C with 115 grants in this class. See full portfolio
B07C ranks #355 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
Inside parent class B07, the largest sibling subclass is B07B with 1,431 grants. Explore B07B

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through 2026-05-15; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Methodology - B07C figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (2,293 grants in the tracked window).

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