B65H 2301/431
Features with regard to the collection, nature, sequence and/or the making thereof
B65H2301/431 (Features with regard to the collection, nature, sequence and/or the making thereof) appears on 395 US grants and 256 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65H- Granted patents
- 395
- Published applications
- 256
- Assignees
- 174
- Inventors
- 632
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 14 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 8 |
| 2002 | 14 | 11 |
| 2003 | 7 | 12 |
| 2004 | 8 | 17 |
| 2005 | 12 | 18 |
| 2006 | 10 | 9 |
| 2007 | 12 | 11 |
| 2008 | 5 | 17 |
| 2009 | 13 | 16 |
| 2010 | 11 | 16 |
| 2011 | 11 | 18 |
| 2012 | 13 | 12 |
| 2013 | 16 | 10 |
| 2014 | 17 | 12 |
| 2015 | 15 | 13 |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 |
| 2017 | 4 | 5 |
| 2018 | 8 | 6 |
| 2019 | 6 | 4 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 7 |
| 2023 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4 |
| 2026 | 4 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B65H 2301/4311Making personalised books or mail packets according to personal, geographic or demographicIndexing code160
- B65H 2301/4318Gathering, associating, assembling articles from a single source which is supplied byIndexing code66
- B65H 2301/4317Signatures, i.e. involving folded main product or jacketIndexing code55
- B65H 2301/4312Gathering material delivered from a digital printing machineIndexing code48
- B65H 2301/4314Making packets of bundles of banknotes or the like in correct sequenceIndexing code37
- B65H 2301/4315WebsIndexing code26
- B65H 2301/4316Sheet-like articles and threadsIndexing code1
- B65H 2301/4313Making samples assembliesIndexing code0
Recent patents
- Banknote deposit-withdrawal system and architecture28 Jul 2026US 12,694,743 B2Crane Payment Innovations, Inc.
- Strap winding apparatus for load securing straps and methods of use5 May 2026US 12,617,330 B2
- Paper sheet handling apparatus27 Jan 2026US 12,536,858 B2Fujitsu Frontech Limited
- Method and device for further processing value documents13 Jan 2026US 12,525,085 B2Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology GmbH
- Sheet processing device, sheet output device, laminator, image forming apparatus, and image forming system1 Jul 2025US 12,343,970 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- 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.
- Medium handling apparatus and medium handling system15 Jan 2026US 2026/0018010 A1Glory Ltd.
- Card attachment system and method6 Nov 2025US 2025/0340396 A1Fiserv, Inc.
- Card attachment system and method28 Aug 2025US 2025/0269678 A1Fiserv, Inc.
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
- System and method for selective assembly and imaging of books103US 4,789,147 AR. R. Donnelley & Sons Company · 1988