B42C 1/12
Machines for both collating or gathering and permanently attaching together the sheets
Official title: Machines for both collating or gathering and permanently attaching together the sheets or signatures
B42C1/12 (Machines for both collating or gathering and permanently attaching together the sheets) appears on 1,014 US grants and 809 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B42C- Granted patents
- 1,014
- Published applications
- 809
- Assignees
- 135
- Inventors
- 1,383
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 17 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | 19 | 0 |
| 1992 | 22 | 0 |
| 1993 | 20 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 21 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | 24 | 0 |
| 1998 | 22 | 0 |
| 1999 | 23 | 0 |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | 3 |
| 2002 | 19 | 19 |
| 2003 | 17 | 28 |
| 2004 | 25 | 39 |
| 2005 | 15 | 23 |
| 2006 | 27 | 39 |
| 2007 | 25 | 48 |
| 2008 | 29 | 58 |
| 2009 | 36 | 38 |
| 2010 | 47 | 40 |
| 2011 | 56 | 46 |
| 2012 | 44 | 25 |
| 2013 | 29 | 41 |
| 2014 | 30 | 34 |
| 2015 | 32 | 48 |
| 2016 | 31 | 29 |
| 2017 | 27 | 29 |
| 2018 | 33 | 50 |
| 2019 | 48 | 23 |
| 2020 | 31 | 30 |
| 2021 | 35 | 28 |
| 2022 | 20 | 15 |
| 2023 | 16 | 19 |
| 2024 | 15 | 17 |
| 2025 | 15 | 22 |
| 2026 | 11 | 18 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Book binding mismatch detection system and method8 Sep 2026US 12,728,660 B2Lightning Source LLC
- Booklet making apparatus and image forming apparatus25 Aug 2026US 12,715,233 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Image forming apparatus with fixing via rotary heater and bonding via heater configured to move in thickness direction18 Aug 2026US 12,710,715 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Bookbinding apparatus that creates book by bonding a plurality of sheets using toner11 Aug 2026US 12,704,798 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Image forming system16 Jun 2026US 12,654,481 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Medium processing apparatus, image forming system, and non-transitory recording medium10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267273 A1Etria Co., Ltd.
- Booklet making apparatus and image forming apparatus20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242175 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Booklet manufacturing apparatus and image forming system20 Aug 2026US 2026/0244152 A1
- Booklet creating apparatus that creates booklet6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225392 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Medium processing apparatus and image forming system6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227736 A1Ricoh Company, Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- High speed duplicator with finishing function197US 4,385,827 AXerox Corporation · 1983
- Sheet inserter and methods of inserting sheets into a continuous stream of sheets165US 5,272,511 AXerox Corporation · 1993
- Modular finisher for a reproduction apparatus135US 5,080,340 AEastman Kodak Company · 1992
- Stapler having selectable staple size128US 6,550,757 B2Hewlett-Packard Company · 2003
- Image forming apparatus having an image orientation identifying device and a binding device110US 5,383,754 ARicoh Company, Ltd. · 1995