G03G 15/60
Apparatus which relate to the handling of originals
Official title: {Apparatus which relate to the handling of originals (for photographic purposes in general G03B)}
G03G15/60 (Apparatus which relate to the handling of originals) appears on 1,704 US grants and 924 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G03G- Granted patents
- 1,704
- Published applications
- 924
- Assignees
- 179
- Inventors
- 2,564
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 18 | 0 |
| 1981 | 23 | 0 |
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| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 28 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 41 | 0 |
| 2001 | 27 | 5 |
| 2002 | 15 | 20 |
| 2003 | 30 | 19 |
| 2004 | 19 | 41 |
| 2005 | 15 | 41 |
| 2006 | 22 | 43 |
| 2007 | 19 | 60 |
| 2008 | 28 | 36 |
| 2009 | 38 | 47 |
| 2010 | 29 | 39 |
| 2011 | 28 | 47 |
| 2012 | 36 | 37 |
| 2013 | 65 | 57 |
| 2014 | 63 | 39 |
| 2015 | 45 | 30 |
| 2016 | 47 | 33 |
| 2017 | 23 | 47 |
| 2018 | 35 | 61 |
| 2019 | 73 | 66 |
| 2020 | 50 | 31 |
| 2021 | 26 | 29 |
| 2022 | 25 | 29 |
| 2023 | 26 | 22 |
| 2024 | 19 | 16 |
| 2025 | 15 | 16 |
| 2026 | 8 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Sheet feeder, image reading device, and image forming apparatus25 Aug 2026US 12,715,720 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Image forming device and image reading device having a flexible portion for avoiding cable damage25 Aug 2026US 12,717,268 B2Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
- Image forming apparatus11 Aug 2026US 12,704,803 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Taiwan image processing apparatus having image capturing member16 Jun 2026US 12,656,717 B2FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Arrangement of operation unit in image forming apparatus9 Jun 2026US 12,652,358 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Image forming apparatus, method, and recording medium20 Aug 2026US 2026/0244147 A1
- Information processing system, non-transitory computer readable medium storing program, and information processing method30 Jul 2026US 2026/0219623 A1FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Document reading device, image forming apparatus, and image forming system16 Jul 2026US 2026/0205552 A1Etria Co., Ltd.
- Sheet conveyance device and image forming apparatus incorporating the sheet conveyance device25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177966 A1Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Image forming apparatus25 Jun 2026US 2026/0181084 A1Etria Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Image read device and copier1,024US 8,599,450 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd. · 2013
- Cut sheet and computer form document output tray unit151US 5,081,487 AXerox Corporation · 1992
- Single automatic document feeder sensor for media leading edge and top cover being opened detection129US 7,139,108 B2Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L. P. · 2006
- Process cartridge having positioning member for positioning optical device92US 5,659,847 ACanon Kabushiki Kaisha · 1997
- Automatic document imaging mode selection system84US 5,513,017 AXerox Corporation · 1996