B65H 2301/43
Gathering
Official title: Gathering; Associating; Assembling
B65H2301/43 (Gathering) appears on 853 US grants and 618 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65H- Granted patents
- 853
- Published applications
- 618
- Assignees
- 253
- Inventors
- 1,164
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 11 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 24 | 0 |
| 1992 | 22 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 17 | 0 |
| 1995 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26 | 12 |
| 2002 | 23 | 22 |
| 2003 | 20 | 29 |
| 2004 | 28 | 36 |
| 2005 | 13 | 34 |
| 2006 | 16 | 17 |
| 2007 | 17 | 30 |
| 2008 | 15 | 28 |
| 2009 | 33 | 30 |
| 2010 | 20 | 32 |
| 2011 | 27 | 32 |
| 2012 | 25 | 25 |
| 2013 | 37 | 30 |
| 2014 | 25 | 26 |
| 2015 | 27 | 36 |
| 2016 | 25 | 22 |
| 2017 | 25 | 27 |
| 2018 | 29 | 37 |
| 2019 | 41 | 12 |
| 2020 | 20 | 20 |
| 2021 | 17 | 12 |
| 2022 | 11 | 16 |
| 2023 | 12 | 19 |
| 2024 | 8 | 13 |
| 2025 | 16 | 13 |
| 2026 | 13 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B65H 2301/431Features with regard to the collection, nature, sequence and/or the making thereofIndexing code395
- B65H 2301/438FinishingIndexing code217
- B65H 2301/435On collecting conveyorIndexing code153
- B65H 2301/432In pockets, i.e. verticallyIndexing code102
- B65H 2301/436On saddlesIndexing code46
- B65H 2301/437Repairing a faulty collection due toIndexing code35
- B65H 2301/434In channelsIndexing code31
- B65H 2301/433In trays, i.e. horizontallyIndexing code11
Recent patents
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- Banknote deposit-withdrawal system and architecture28 Jul 2026US 12,694,743 B2Crane Payment Innovations, Inc.
- Stacker and machining processing device30 Jun 2026US 12,668,449 B2Duplo Seiko Corporation
- Sheet processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, and image forming system26 May 2026US 12,637,318 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Apparatus and method for wrapping rolled material on cylindrical objects27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250099 A1Ft Holdings Inc.
- Combination system and combination method13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233960 A1Konica Minolta, Inc.
- Apparatus for manufacturing a stepped-back material18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167451 A1Jaco Aerospace Inc.
- Binding processing device and image forming system26 Mar 2026US 2026/0084455 A1FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Binding processing device and image forming system26 Mar 2026US 2026/0084917 A1FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Process for rotating and placing a strip of material on a substrate336US 5,224,405 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1993
- Applicator apparatus and process for rotating and placing a strip of material on a substrate292US 5,104,116 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1992
- Mail preparation system154US 4,800,505 APitney Bowes Inc. · 1989
- Signature collating and binding system108US 4,121,818 AR. R. Donnelley & Sons Company · 1978
- Method and apparatus for controlling a multiple delivery collator in response to a downstream fault condition107US 4,932,645 AAM International, Inc. · 1990