B65H 2553/61
Mechanical means
Official title: Mechanical means, e.g. contact arms
B65H2553/61 (Mechanical means) appears on 527 US grants and 510 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65H- Granted patents
- 527
- Published applications
- 510
- Assignees
- 134
- Inventors
- 1,037
- Latest grant
- 19 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 2 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 |
| 2004 | 8 | 15 |
| 2005 | 7 | 21 |
| 2006 | 7 | 11 |
| 2007 | 10 | 12 |
| 2008 | 10 | 18 |
| 2009 | 15 | 16 |
| 2010 | 17 | 25 |
| 2011 | 16 | 31 |
| 2012 | 23 | 23 |
| 2013 | 40 | 21 |
| 2014 | 30 | 28 |
| 2015 | 23 | 43 |
| 2016 | 32 | 28 |
| 2017 | 24 | 18 |
| 2018 | 24 | 30 |
| 2019 | 23 | 30 |
| 2020 | 19 | 27 |
| 2021 | 26 | 21 |
| 2022 | 24 | 25 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 |
| 2024 | 18 | 14 |
| 2025 | 18 | 11 |
| 2026 | 4 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus19 May 2026US 12,630,382 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Double-sheet detection device12 May 2026US 12,623,873 B2Guangzhou Baiyi intelligent equipment Co., LTD
- Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus including same28 Apr 2026US 12,613,488 B2KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Paper feeding device and image forming apparatus24 Mar 2026US 12,583,702 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Sheet discharge apparatus and image forming apparatus30 Dec 2025US 12,510,854 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Document conveying device, and document conveying and reading apparatus7 May 2026US 2026/0129133 A1KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Sheet discharge apparatus and image forming apparatus16 Apr 2026US 2026/0104666 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Paper feeding device and image forming apparatus26 Mar 2026US 2026/0086487 A1FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Medium discharge system and image forming apparatus26 Mar 2026US 2026/0086488 A1FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Printing apparatus and printing method26 Feb 2026US 2026/0054505 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Web transfer mechanism for flexible sheet dispenser94US 6,354,533 B1Georgia-Pacific Corporation · 2002
- System and method for tracking inventory76US 7,151,979 B2International Paper Company · 2006
- Paper currency dispenser friction picker mechanism60US 4,494,747 ADiebold, Incorporated · 1985
- Sheet treating apparatus and image forming apparatus60US 6,722,646 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha · 2004
- Dispenser apparatus with transfer mechanism57US 6,460,798 B1Alwin Manufacturing Co., Inc. · 2002