B65H 2301/438
Finishing
B65H2301/438 (Finishing) appears on 217 US grants and 246 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65H- Granted patents
- 217
- Published applications
- 246
- Assignees
- 63
- Inventors
- 329
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 6 |
| 2003 | 4 | 3 |
| 2004 | 7 | 12 |
| 2005 | 5 | 9 |
| 2006 | 4 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 9 |
| 2008 | 6 | 3 |
| 2009 | 5 | 9 |
| 2010 | 7 | 8 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 |
| 2012 | 4 | 8 |
| 2013 | 10 | 13 |
| 2014 | 3 | 12 |
| 2015 | 5 | 17 |
| 2016 | 12 | 13 |
| 2017 | 21 | 20 |
| 2018 | 17 | 29 |
| 2019 | 32 | 6 |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 |
| 2021 | 13 | 8 |
| 2022 | 2 | 6 |
| 2023 | 8 | 13 |
| 2024 | 4 | 9 |
| 2025 | 10 | 7 |
| 2026 | 7 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- 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
- Recording medium processing apparatus and image forming system21 Apr 2026US 12,606,407 B2FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Bill binding and encoding device and a classification filing system21 Apr 2026US 12,608,992 B2Hubei University of Arts and Science
- Recording medium processing apparatus and image forming system10 Mar 2026US 12,570,494 B2FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Apparatus and method for wrapping rolled material on cylindrical objects27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250099 A1Ft Holdings 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.
- Binding processing device19 Mar 2026US 2026/0082005 A1FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Image forming system, method of controlling image forming system, and storage medium26 Feb 2026US 2026/0054955 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Set binding, stapling and stacking apparatus68US 6,330,999 B2Graoco (Japan) Ltd · 2001
- Sheet finisher and image forming apparatus therewith59US 6,354,059 B1Konica Corporation · 2002
- Sheet handling apparatus42US 5,335,484 ANCR Corporation · 1994
- Electronic publishing system40US 4,989,852 AGunther International, Ltd. · 1991
- Mixed format document finishing system responsive to a single page having an encoded document assembly specification29US 6,224,048 B1Electronics for Imaging, Inc. · 2001