B65H 5/36
Article guides or smoothers
Official title: Article guides or smoothers, e.g. movable in operation
B65H5/36 (Article guides or smoothers) appears on 953 US grants and 960 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65H- Granted patents
- 953
- Published applications
- 960
- Assignees
- 197
- Inventors
- 1,770
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 3 |
| 2002 | 10 | 9 |
| 2003 | 15 | 15 |
| 2004 | 12 | 13 |
| 2005 | 4 | 15 |
| 2006 | 10 | 16 |
| 2007 | 3 | 21 |
| 2008 | 11 | 31 |
| 2009 | 21 | 36 |
| 2010 | 22 | 44 |
| 2011 | 35 | 47 |
| 2012 | 32 | 27 |
| 2013 | 55 | 28 |
| 2014 | 40 | 40 |
| 2015 | 47 | 61 |
| 2016 | 57 | 78 |
| 2017 | 71 | 52 |
| 2018 | 57 | 66 |
| 2019 | 54 | 53 |
| 2020 | 40 | 71 |
| 2021 | 40 | 42 |
| 2022 | 46 | 58 |
| 2023 | 44 | 48 |
| 2024 | 51 | 48 |
| 2025 | 44 | 27 |
| 2026 | 26 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Converting machine with inversion transfer module1 Sep 2026US 12,722,924 B2Bobst Lyon
- Post-processing device and image forming apparatus1 Sep 2026US 12,722,925 B2FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Sheet conveyance apparatus and image forming apparatus having multiple driven rollers supported by guides in a curved conveyance path11 Aug 2026US 12,704,804 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Electrode Transfer System17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274598 A1LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
- Document conveying device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274599 A1KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Sheet material feeding device30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217486 A1Sankyo Seisakusho Co.
- Medium conveyance device9 Jul 2026US 2026/0193045 A1Pfu Limited
- Medium transport device and recording device11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158803 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sheet feeder and image forming apparatus using the same74US 5,927,702 ACanon Kabushiki Kaisha · 1999
- Positioning apparatus for a movable member such as a sheet guide member50US 5,172,138 ACanon Kabushiki Kaisha · 1992
- Two way adjustable side guide device41US 5,411,252 APitney Bowes Inc. · 1995
- Printer37US 6,126,347 ACitizen Watch Co., Ltd. · 2000
- Sheet feeding apparatus35US 3,957,366 AXerox Corporation · 1976