H04N 1/103
By engaging a rail
Official title: {by engaging a rail}
H04N1/103 (By engaging a rail) appears on 138 US grants and 138 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04N- Granted patents
- 138
- Published applications
- 138
- Assignees
- 55
- Inventors
- 226
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 4 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 9 |
| 2005 | 0 | 7 |
| 2006 | 2 | 7 |
| 2007 | 7 | 13 |
| 2008 | 5 | 10 |
| 2009 | 5 | 6 |
| 2010 | 8 | 4 |
| 2011 | 9 | 5 |
| 2012 | 8 | 11 |
| 2013 | 10 | 8 |
| 2014 | 13 | 17 |
| 2015 | 17 | 8 |
| 2016 | 9 | 7 |
| 2017 | 6 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4 | 6 |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Image reading apparatus and image forming apparatus14 Jul 2026US 12,684,079 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Image reading device with document pressing section21 May 2024US 11,991,326 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Image reading apparatus20 Jun 2023US 11,683,433 B1Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Image reading device12 Oct 2021US 11,146,708 B2KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Image reading apparatus provided with guide rail to guide image reading unit to read document and fix the guide rail with an adhesive2 Mar 2021US 10,939,011 B2Canon Finetech Nisca Inc.
- Image reading device and image forming apparatus21 Aug 2025US 2025/0267229 A1KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Image reading apparatus and image forming apparatus22 May 2025US 2025/0168288 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Iimage reading apparatus that reads document while moving, and image forming apparatus including same27 Feb 2025US 2025/0071217 A1KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Reading device and recording device2 Jan 2025US 2025/0008042 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Image reading device13 Jul 2023US 2023/0224417 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Large area array of thin film photosensitive elements for image detection30US 4,739,414 AOvonic Imaging Systems, Inc. · 1988
- Document scanner for scanning books28US 7,268,923 B2Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L. P. · 2007
- Injection molded plastic positioning system for moving carriage flatbed scanner23US 6,771,399 B1Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L. P. · 2004
- Flatbed scanner with a self-driven scanning module22US 6,330,084 B1Primax Electronics Ltd. · 2001
- Optical scanner19US 4,870,502 ASiemens Aktiengesellschaft · 1989