G03G 15/0874
Non-rigid containers
Official title: {non-rigid containers, e.g. foldable cartridges, bags}
G03G15/0874 (Non-rigid containers) appears on 284 US grants and 298 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G03G- Granted patents
- 284
- Published applications
- 298
- Assignees
- 32
- Inventors
- 366
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 22 | 28 |
| 2025 | 21 | 20 |
| 2026 | 11 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Toner container and image forming system15 Sep 2026US 12,736,897 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Developer container and image forming system for accommodating powder or liquid contents18 Aug 2026US 12,710,708 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Image forming apparatus18 Aug 2026US 12,710,716 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Image forming apparatus utilizing attachable first and second toner container7 Jul 2026US 12,675,061 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Toner container to facilitate toner discharge9 Jun 2026US 12,650,658 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Image forming apparatus25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177973 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Toner cartridge and image forming apparatus28 May 2026US 2026/0147290 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Image forming apparatus and developer filling method19 Mar 2026US 2026/0079426 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Image forming apparatus5 Mar 2026US 2026/0064042 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Toner container and image forming system29 Jan 2026US 2026/0029731 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Color image forming apparatus and toner replenishing apparatus each including plural toner containers received in receiving member of setting part and toner containers therefor121US 6,507,720 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd. · 2003
- Toner supply unit and image forming apparatus94US 6,628,908 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd. · 2003
- Toner container and image forming apparatus using the same84US 6,665,508 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd. · 2003
- Developing cartridge, process cartridge and image forming apparatus83US 9,494,890 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha · 2016
- Image forming apparatus and toner container therefor82US 6,591,077 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd. · 2003