B65H 3/446
Alternatively, i.e. according to a fixed sequence
Official title: {alternatively, i.e. according to a fixed sequence}
B65H3/446 (Alternatively, i.e. according to a fixed sequence) appears on 49 US grants and 22 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65H- Granted patents
- 49
- Published applications
- 22
- Assignees
- 26
- Inventors
- 80
- Latest grant
- 10 Feb 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 5 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Control apparatus capable of reducing user's labor in setting sheet feeding unit, control method for control apparatus, and storage medium10 Feb 2026US 12,545,536 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Cartoning machine14 Oct 2025US 12,441,497 B2Plusline S.R.L.
- Recording material conveyance apparatus, image forming system, recording material conveyance method, and storage medium2 Sep 2025US 12,404,126 B2Konica Minolta, Inc.
- Used paper supply device and sheet manufacturing apparatus19 Apr 2022US 11,305,954 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Sheet supporting apparatus and image forming apparatus24 Aug 2021US 11,097,917 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Electrode stacking apparatus, method of rechargeable lithium battery using the same, and rechargeable lithium battery fabricated using the same6 Nov 2025US 2025/0343274 A1Samsung SDI.Co., Ltd.
- Cartoning machine6 Mar 2025US 2025/0074636 A1Plusline S.R.L.
- Control apparatus capable of reducing user's labor in setting sheet feeding unit, control method for control apparatus, and storage medium23 Jan 2025US 2025/0026596 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Recording material conveyance apparatus, image forming system, recording material conveyance method, and storage medium21 Dec 2023US 2023/0406654 A1Konica Minolta, Inc.
- Used paper supply device and sheet manufacturing apparatus6 Feb 2020US 2020/0039769 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Two up high speed printing system154US 5,570,172 AXerox Corporation · 1996
- Sheet processing apparatus52US 5,897,250 ACanon Kabushiki Kaisha · 1999
- Paper feeder and paper tray elevation device therefor36US 6,123,329 ATohoku Ricoh Co., Ltd. · 2000
- Vertical collator-sorter34US 4,145,037 APitney Bowes Inc. · 1979
- Gathering machine for paper sheets or the like23US 4,511,132 AGrapha-Holding AG · 1985