B65H 9/08
Holding devices
Official title: Holding devices, e.g. finger, needle, suction, for retaining articles in registered position
B65H9/08 (Holding devices) appears on 77 US grants and 69 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65H- Granted patents
- 77
- Published applications
- 69
- Assignees
- 51
- Inventors
- 142
- Latest grant
- 10 Feb 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 5 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 7 | 6 |
| 2016 | 9 | 7 |
| 2017 | 5 | 8 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 |
| 2019 | 5 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Post-processing apparatus10 Feb 2026US 12,545,540 B2Konica Minolta, Inc.
- Positioning device and positioning assembly for holding a flat flexible part, and sheet material processing machine6 Jan 2026US 12,515,366 B2Bobst Mex SA
- Sheet conveying device and image forming apparatus9 Dec 2025US 12,492,090 B2KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Post-processing device11 Nov 2025US 12,466,684 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Sheet conveyor assembly for a printer with media type dependent transfer15 Oct 2024US 12,116,231 B2Canon Production Printing Holding B. V.
- Carrier for sheet-like materials and passivation device11 Dec 2025US 2025/0376344 A1Laplace Renewable Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
- Automatic electrode plate leading apparatus for secondary batteries7 Aug 2025US 2025/0250136 A1
- Sheet conveying device and image forming apparatus21 Nov 2024US 2024/0383708 A1KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Sheet transporting device and image forming apparatus28 Mar 2024US 2024/0101381 A1FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Positioning device and positioning assembly for holding a flat flexible part, and sheet material processing machine4 Jan 2024US 2024/0001577 A1Bobst Mex SA
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for retaining one or more layers of sheet type work material on a support surface38US 6,042,095 AGerber Technology, Inc. · 2000
- Method of and apparatus for accurate-register sheet transport in a printing machine31US 4,651,984 AMAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG · 1987
- Automatic paper alignment mechanism25US 4,216,482 AHewlett-Packard Company · 1980
- Apparatus for working on sheets of sheet material and sheet material for use therewith19US 5,810,494 AGerber Systems Corporation · 1998
- Pinning table for fabric stacks18US 4,822,015 A1989