B65H 2701/11232
Z-folded
B65H2701/11232 (Z-folded) appears on 42 US grants and 46 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65H- Granted patents
- 42
- Published applications
- 46
- Assignees
- 18
- Inventors
- 105
- Latest grant
- 17 Feb 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 6 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 8 |
| 2021 | 7 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 | 5 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Sheet processing device, image forming apparatus, and image forming system17 Feb 2026US 12,552,632 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Sheet folding apparatus, image forming apparatus, and image forming system12 Aug 2025US 12,384,647 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Sheet folder, image forming apparatus incorporating the sheet folder, and image forming system incorporating the sheet folder29 Jul 2025US 12,371,298 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Image forming system with pressure-bonding of folded recording material3 Jun 2025US 12,321,121 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Post-processing apparatus and image formation system capable of post-processing sheet conveyed from image forming apparatus29 Apr 2025US 12,286,324 B2KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Partial folding and folding apparatus for paper documents such as card carriers30 Apr 2026US 2026/0116696 A1Bowe Systec AG
- Sheet post-processing apparatus8 Jan 2026US 2026/0008646 A1KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Image forming system21 Aug 2025US 2025/0264839 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Sheet processing device, image forming apparatus, and image forming system1 Aug 2024US 2024/0253923 A1Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Sheet folder, image forming apparatus incorporating the sheet folder, and image forming system incorporating the sheet folder25 Jul 2024US 2024/0246787 A1Ricoh Company, Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Pack of interfolded tissues with enhanced dispensing23US 7,571,832 B2The Procter & Gamble Company · 2009
- Separator guide for Z-folded sheets19US 6,015,145 A2000
- Sheet-depositing device17US 6,095,518 AEastman Kodak Company · 2000
- Sheet processing apparatus for pressing a fold line and image forming system7US 9,637,342 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd. · 2017
- Sheet processing device, image forming system, and sheet processing method6US 9,555,998 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd. · 2017