B65H 7/04
Responsive to absence of articles
Official title: responsive to absence of articles, e.g. exhaustion of pile (B65H7/14 takes precedence)
B65H7/04 (Responsive to absence of articles) appears on 376 US grants and 329 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65H- Granted patents
- 376
- Published applications
- 329
- Assignees
- 107
- Inventors
- 724
- Latest grant
- 26 May 2026
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 6 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 5 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 6 |
| 2008 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | 5 | 9 |
| 2010 | 5 | 14 |
| 2011 | 6 | 17 |
| 2012 | 14 | 10 |
| 2013 | 22 | 7 |
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| 2015 | 25 | 22 |
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| 2019 | 24 | 28 |
| 2020 | 19 | 14 |
| 2021 | 15 | 27 |
| 2022 | 14 | 21 |
| 2023 | 21 | 14 |
| 2024 | 10 | 11 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 |
| 2026 | 11 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Image forming apparatus, display control method, and computer readable storage medium26 May 2026US 12,636,899 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Control method and device of optional paper tray12 May 2026US 12,623,869 B2Zhuhai Pantum Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus5 May 2026US 12,617,638 B2KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Stack-of-sheets package21 Apr 2026US 12,606,960 B2Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus7 Apr 2026US 12,595,143 B2KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Image forming apparatus, display control method, and computer readable storage medium17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273968 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Printer and control method for a printer10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265009 A1Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Apparatus for detecting a tape start of a label roll6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225837 A1Krones AG
- Mail processing system with a mail hazard screening machine28 May 2026US 2026/0148581 A1Tritek Technologies, Inc.
- Sheet feeding device14 May 2026US 2026/0131987 A1KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Variable speed signature collating apparatus48US 6,082,724 AHeidelberger Druckmaschinen AG · 2000
- Film sheet load magazine43US 5,145,163 AMedrad, Inc. · 1992
- Cassette with turn cover and feed roller control42US 4,872,659 ARicoh Company, Ltd. · 1989
- Device for detecting an empty paper tray in an electrophotographic apparatus41US 5,897,112 ASamsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 1999
- Envelope feeding system and speed control for mail sorting machines36US 4,595,188 ABell & Howell Company · 1986