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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 filing trajectory.

2,293
US patents granted
B07
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+53%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Postal Sorting ranks #355 of 670 CPC technology areas - 2,293 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 53% over five years.

#355
of 670 CPC technology areas
2,293
US patents granted, 2015–2025
United States Postal…
leading assignee (115)
+53%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: United States Postal Service (115 patents)

CPC subclass B07C - POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING - covers 2,293 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class B07 (SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in B07C is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. United States Postal Service leads with 115 patents, followed by Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc. at 65 grants and Solystic at 61.

Filing activity in B07C is up 53% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a sharp acceleration suggesting an emerging or fast-moving technology area. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is B07C innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in B07C, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 53% versus 2015–2019.

100150200250300 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 186

Who leads B07C?

The 12 most active assignees in POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING - wider bars mean more grants

patents

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.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025 grant years
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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

About This Class

CPC subclass B07C belongs to class B07.

2,293 patents were granted in this class between 2015 and 2025.

20 companies actively patent in this space.

Classification System

Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) is a hierarchical patent classification system used by the USPTO and EPO.

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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).

Top 14 B07C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B07C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 01020304050 050100150 Patents in B07C Avg claims / patent (company-wide) United States Postal…Berkshire Grey Operat…SolysticOpexBerkshire GreySatakeUnited Parcel Service…Laitram L L CAmp RoboticsMinesenseIntelligrated Headqua…Deutsche PostCytonome/StSortera
Top 14 B07C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B07C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class B07C?
CPC subclass B07C covers POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING. It belongs to CPC class B07 (SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING), with 2,293 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in B07C?
2,293 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass B07C between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in B07C?
United States Postal Service leads B07C with 115 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for B07C collected?
Patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It covers all US granted utility patents and assigns CPC codes based on the technology described in each patent.
What is the difference between CPC class and subclass?
A CPC class (e.g., B07) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like B07C provide finer granularity within that category. PlainPatent organizes data at the subclass level (4-character codes) for the most useful view of technology domains.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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