B65H 7/20
Controlling associated apparatus
B65H7/20 (Controlling associated apparatus) appears on 733 US grants and 760 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65H- Granted patents
- 733
- Published applications
- 760
- Assignees
- 153
- Inventors
- 1,453
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 5 |
| 2006 | 3 | 9 |
| 2007 | 7 | 6 |
| 2008 | 5 | 15 |
| 2009 | 2 | 17 |
| 2010 | 9 | 16 |
| 2011 | 13 | 20 |
| 2012 | 22 | 15 |
| 2013 | 22 | 37 |
| 2014 | 48 | 66 |
| 2015 | 82 | 144 |
| 2016 | 93 | 66 |
| 2017 | 80 | 50 |
| 2018 | 59 | 70 |
| 2019 | 65 | 45 |
| 2020 | 30 | 34 |
| 2021 | 23 | 21 |
| 2022 | 28 | 38 |
| 2023 | 24 | 36 |
| 2024 | 29 | 19 |
| 2025 | 33 | 16 |
| 2026 | 11 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Drive transmission device and image forming apparatus incorporating the same18 Aug 2026US 12,709,506 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Medium conveying apparatus, medium conveying method, and computer-readable non-transitory medium4 Aug 2026US 12,698,172 B2Pfu Limited
- Image forming apparatus having tray for receiving recording medium4 Aug 2026US 12,699,345 B2Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Sheet processing apparatus capable of saving trouble of user and processing condition setting method7 Jul 2026US 12,673,836 B2KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Charge-eliminating apparatus, image forming system, and charge adjusting apparatus30 Jun 2026US 12,668,445 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Sheet conveying device and image forming apparatus6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225838 A1Etria Co., Ltd.
- Medium transport device, image reading device, and control method for medium transport device23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208989 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
- Medium feed apparatus to advance succeeding sheet of medium when preceding sheet of medium passes pick roller2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184524 A1Pfu Limited
- Mail processing system with a mail hazard screening machine28 May 2026US 2026/0148581 A1Tritek Technologies, Inc.
- Sheet conveying device, image forming apparatus, and image forming system5 Feb 2026US 2026/0035200 A1Ricoh Company, Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Computer controlled inspector/printer document inspection177US 4,250,806 AThe Perkin-Elmer Corporation · 1981
- Automated banking system controlled responsive to data bearing records55US 7,959,072 B1Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated · 2011
- Apparatus for separating a letter stack48US 3,981,493 ALicentia Patent-Verwaltungs-G.m.b.H. · 1976
- Sheet feeder44US 5,197,726 AFuji Xerox Co., Ltd. · 1993
- Substrate media registration system and method in a printing system35US 8,469,476 B2Xerox Corporation · 2013