B41J 13/10
Sheet holders, retainers , movable guides, or stationary guides
Official title: Sheet holders, retainers {, movable guides}, or stationary guides
B41J13/10 (Sheet holders, retainers , movable guides, or stationary guides) appears on 3,673 US grants and 3,151 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41J- Granted patents
- 3,673
- Published applications
- 3,151
- Assignees
- 499
- Inventors
- 4,556
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 11 | 0 |
| 1984 | 14 | 0 |
| 1985 | 30 | 0 |
| 1986 | 29 | 0 |
| 1987 | 31 | 0 |
| 1988 | 30 | 0 |
| 1989 | 37 | 0 |
| 1990 | 28 | 0 |
| 1991 | 49 | 0 |
| 1992 | 38 | 0 |
| 1993 | 34 | 0 |
| 1994 | 29 | 0 |
| 1995 | 55 | 0 |
| 1996 | 53 | 0 |
| 1997 | 52 | 0 |
| 1998 | 74 | 0 |
| 1999 | 85 | 0 |
| 2000 | 78 | 0 |
| 2001 | 110 | 35 |
| 2002 | 86 | 74 |
| 2003 | 98 | 147 |
| 2004 | 120 | 199 |
| 2005 | 119 | 306 |
| 2006 | 171 | 183 |
| 2007 | 170 | 188 |
| 2008 | 172 | 193 |
| 2009 | 147 | 179 |
| 2010 | 172 | 128 |
| 2011 | 199 | 96 |
| 2012 | 111 | 100 |
| 2013 | 79 | 103 |
| 2014 | 112 | 98 |
| 2015 | 132 | 92 |
| 2016 | 92 | 87 |
| 2017 | 88 | 81 |
| 2018 | 78 | 122 |
| 2019 | 99 | 126 |
| 2020 | 94 | 97 |
| 2021 | 93 | 99 |
| 2022 | 84 | 98 |
| 2023 | 87 | 78 |
| 2024 | 75 | 67 |
| 2025 | 46 | 93 |
| 2026 | 39 | 82 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B41J 13/103For the sheet feeding section1,655
- B41J 13/106For the sheet output section1,044
- B41J 13/12Specially adapted for small cards, envelopes, or the like525
- B41J 13/22Clamps or grippers447
- B41J 13/14Aprons or guides for the printing section318
- B41J 13/20Bails40
- B41J 13/24Strips for supporting or holding papers12
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Transaction printer251US 6,293,469 B1DH Technology, Inc. · 2001
- Modular card processing system234US 5,266,781 ADataCard Corporation · 1993
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