B65H 2301/422
Handling piles, sets or stacks of articles
B65H2301/422 (Handling piles, sets or stacks of articles) appears on 1,563 US grants and 1,124 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65H- Granted patents
- 1,563
- Published applications
- 1,124
- Assignees
- 589
- Inventors
- 2,620
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 15 | 0 |
| 1977 | 19 | 0 |
| 1978 | 17 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 14 | 0 |
| 1981 | 15 | 0 |
| 1982 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 15 | 0 |
| 1985 | 24 | 0 |
| 1986 | 16 | 0 |
| 1987 | 17 | 0 |
| 1988 | 17 | 0 |
| 1989 | 23 | 0 |
| 1990 | 26 | 0 |
| 1991 | 29 | 0 |
| 1992 | 15 | 0 |
| 1993 | 26 | 0 |
| 1994 | 37 | 0 |
| 1995 | 34 | 0 |
| 1996 | 26 | 0 |
| 1997 | 34 | 0 |
| 1998 | 29 | 0 |
| 1999 | 31 | 0 |
| 2000 | 44 | 0 |
| 2001 | 41 | 11 |
| 2002 | 43 | 30 |
| 2003 | 33 | 64 |
| 2004 | 40 | 59 |
| 2005 | 29 | 41 |
| 2006 | 33 | 57 |
| 2007 | 29 | 57 |
| 2008 | 33 | 79 |
| 2009 | 48 | 71 |
| 2010 | 70 | 72 |
| 2011 | 70 | 70 |
| 2012 | 72 | 50 |
| 2013 | 54 | 42 |
| 2014 | 47 | 40 |
| 2015 | 47 | 43 |
| 2016 | 44 | 30 |
| 2017 | 35 | 40 |
| 2018 | 35 | 36 |
| 2019 | 38 | 39 |
| 2020 | 31 | 39 |
| 2021 | 37 | 30 |
| 2022 | 25 | 32 |
| 2023 | 17 | 23 |
| 2024 | 25 | 26 |
| 2025 | 20 | 22 |
| 2026 | 16 | 21 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B65H 2301/4226Delivering, advancing pilesIndexing code635
- B65H 2301/4225In or on special supportsIndexing code394
- B65H 2301/4224Gripping piles, sets or stacks of articlesIndexing code211
- B65H 2301/4222Squaring-up pilesIndexing code164
- B65H 2301/4223Pressing pilesIndexing code163
- B65H 2301/4228Dividing pilesIndexing code43
- B65H 2301/4229Cutting pilesIndexing code36
- B65H 2301/4227Deforming pilesIndexing code26
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Recent patents
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- Automated traying of finished mail11 Aug 2026US 12,703,598 B2DMT Solutions Global Corporation
- Banknote deposit-withdrawal system and architecture28 Jul 2026US 12,694,743 B2Crane Payment Innovations, Inc.
- Positioning device, stacking device, and stacking method for repeating components of a cell stack for battery cells or fuel cells24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285635 A1GROB-WERKE GmbH & Co. KG
- Collecting device for laser printer17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273972 A1Leica Biosystems Nussloch GmbH
- Dual Compartment Recycler Cassette with Multi Note Transport Path27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250094 A1Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated
- Money storage device, money handling device, and money storage method20 Aug 2026US 2026/0245419 A1Glory Ltd.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Transfer of cartridges containing flat articles169US 6,390,756 B1Siemens Dematic Postal Automation, L.P. · 2002
- Unstacking apparatus for removing a partial stack from a stack of sheets115US 5,102,293 AIngenieurburo Willi Schneider · 1992
- Method of breaking up stacks of paper sheets or the like111US 4,662,816 AWomako Maschinenkonstruktionen GmbH · 1987
- Sheet processing apparatus and method therefor98US 6,145,825 ARicoh Company, Ltd. · 2000
- Device for lifting at least one material stack89US 4,911,608 AB. A. T. Cigarettenfabriken · 1990