H04N 2201/04
Scanning arrangements
H04N2201/04 (Scanning arrangements) appears on 4,851 US grants and 2,952 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04N- Granted patents
- 4,851
- Published applications
- 2,952
- Assignees
- 777
- Inventors
- 6,799
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 19 | 0 |
| 1981 | 23 | 0 |
| 1982 | 19 | 0 |
| 1983 | 20 | 0 |
| 1984 | 25 | 0 |
| 1985 | 32 | 0 |
| 1986 | 44 | 0 |
| 1987 | 55 | 0 |
| 1988 | 54 | 0 |
| 1989 | 104 | 0 |
| 1990 | 96 | 0 |
| 1991 | 86 | 0 |
| 1992 | 127 | 0 |
| 1993 | 101 | 0 |
| 1994 | 119 | 0 |
| 1995 | 101 | 0 |
| 1996 | 120 | 0 |
| 1997 | 130 | 0 |
| 1998 | 209 | 0 |
| 1999 | 187 | 0 |
| 2000 | 189 | 0 |
| 2001 | 217 | 82 |
| 2002 | 186 | 202 |
| 2003 | 187 | 233 |
| 2004 | 180 | 233 |
| 2005 | 126 | 227 |
| 2006 | 150 | 211 |
| 2007 | 123 | 217 |
| 2008 | 176 | 187 |
| 2009 | 184 | 213 |
| 2010 | 176 | 172 |
| 2011 | 149 | 178 |
| 2012 | 181 | 144 |
| 2013 | 225 | 127 |
| 2014 | 195 | 119 |
| 2015 | 127 | 68 |
| 2016 | 74 | 59 |
| 2017 | 63 | 63 |
| 2018 | 44 | 58 |
| 2019 | 57 | 41 |
| 2020 | 39 | 28 |
| 2021 | 29 | 21 |
| 2022 | 24 | 18 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 |
| 2024 | 13 | 15 |
| 2025 | 10 | 11 |
| 2026 | 8 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Image processing apparatus capable of quickly reaching desired operation screen, image processing system, method of controlling image processing apparatus, and storage medium6 Oct 2026US 12,754,975 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Image reading device, image forming apparatus, non-transitory computer readable medium storing image reading program, and image reading method comprising a switching mechanism to switch the traveling of light from a light source to an optical path directly irradiating a document or via a traveling change member1 Sep 2026US 12,726,579 B2FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Image scanner28 Jul 2026US 12,695,836 B2Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Image forming apparatus performing halftone processing shifting scan line start position in main-scan direction when scan lines are shifted in sub-scan direction relative to target21 Jul 2026US 12,689,697 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Image forming apparatus and paper dust cleaning device14 Jul 2026US 12,681,426 B2KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Image reading apparatus and control method of image reading apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313056 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
- Image reading device, image forming apparatus, non-transitory computer readable medium storing image reading program, and image reading method2 Jul 2026US 2026/0189665 A1FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Scanning device and homing method of scanning device11 Jun 2026US 2026/0163990 A1Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
- Document conveying apparatus, image processing apparatus, and document conveying method14 May 2026US 2026/0135962 A1KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Device and Method for Image Recording26 Feb 2026US 2026/0059062 A1CI Tech Sensors AG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for the transmission, storage, and retrieval of documents in an electronic domain345US 5,502,576 ARamsay International Corporation · 1996
- Navigation technique for detecting movement of navigation sensors relative to an object318US 5,644,139 A1997
- Freehand image scanning device which compensates for non-linear movement312US 5,578,813 A1996
- Fully automatic rapid microscope slide scanner312US 6,711,283 B1Aperio Technologies, Inc. · 2004
- Method and apparatus for linking designated portions of a received document image with an electronic address300US 5,838,458 A1998