G03G 2215/00628
Mechanical detector or switch
G03G2215/00628 (Mechanical detector or switch) appears on 60 US grants and 53 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G03G- Granted patents
- 60
- Published applications
- 53
- Assignees
- 21
- Inventors
- 133
- Latest grant
- 13 Jan 2026
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| 2009 | 4 | 6 |
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| 2012 | 3 | 8 |
| 2013 | 6 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Image forming apparatus which prevents damage to sheet detection flag13 Jan 2026US 12,523,951 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Image forming apparatus9 Dec 2025US 12,493,253 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Image forming apparatus2 Sep 2025US 12,405,563 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Image forming apparatus and image forming system17 Dec 2024US 12,169,375 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Detecting size of print medium using sensors available along paper path18 Jun 2024US 12,013,656 B2Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L. P.
- Image forming apparatus23 Jul 2026US 2026/0211363 A1Konica Minolta, Inc.
- Sheet conveying device, image forming apparatus, and sheet processing apparatus11 Sep 2025US 2025/0284240 A1Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Image forming apparatus1 May 2025US 2025/0138455 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Image forming apparatus and image forming system6 Mar 2025US 2025/0076786 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Image forming apparatus9 May 2024US 2024/0152088 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Cassette with turn cover and feed roller control42US 4,872,659 ARicoh Company, Ltd. · 1989
- Image forming apparatus with sheet feeder23US 5,028,041 ACanon Kabushiki Kaisha · 1991
- Sheet registration calibration22US 4,986,526 AXerox Corporation · 1991
- Skewing detection mechanism for printer employing continuous recording form20US 4,987,448 AAsahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1991
- Paper path signature analysis apparatus19US 5,313,253 AXerox Corporation · 1994