B65H 2301/17
Selective folding mode
B65H2301/17 (Selective folding mode) appears on 50 US grants and 58 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65H- Granted patents
- 50
- Published applications
- 58
- Assignees
- 29
- Inventors
- 121
- Latest grant
- 17 Feb 2026
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| 2017 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 8 | 9 |
| 2023 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 8 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Dynamic change of gang run17 Feb 2026US 12,552,193 B2Mueller Martini Holding AG
- Sheet processing device, image forming apparatus, and image forming system17 Feb 2026US 12,552,632 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Folding apparatus and image forming apparatus12 Aug 2025US 12,384,646 B2FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Sheet folding apparatus, image forming apparatus, and image forming system12 Aug 2025US 12,384,647 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Sheet folder, image forming apparatus incorporating the sheet folder, and image forming system incorporating the sheet folder29 Jul 2025US 12,371,298 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Partial folding and folding apparatus for paper documents such as card carriers30 Apr 2026US 2026/0116696 A1Bowe Systec AG
- Sheet post-processing apparatus8 Jan 2026US 2026/0008646 A1KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- System and method for folding paper carriers with attached cards11 Sep 2025US 2025/0282571 A1DMT Solutions Global Corporation
- Medium processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, and image forming system7 Aug 2025US 2025/0250134 A1Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Sheet processing device, image forming apparatus, and image forming system1 Aug 2024US 2024/0253923 A1Ricoh Company, Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multi-function document integrater with control indicia on sheets66US 5,207,412 AXerox Corporation · 1993
- Image forming system and single-sheet processing machine13US 7,207,557 B2Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc. · 2007
- Image forming apparatus integrating sheet postprocessing apparatus11US 7,111,837 B2Konica Corporation · 2006
- Paddle wheel distributor system for printed products7US 4,971,303 AMAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG · 1990
- Sheet processing apparatus and image forming system having plural roller pairs5US 9,533,853 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd. · 2017