Apparatus for processing sheets and apparatus for forming images provided with the apparatus
US-2017362047-A1 · Dec 21, 2017 · US
Operations & Transport
Operations & Transport · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Separating, mixing, shaping, printing, and transporting materials.
Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | B31F5/02 |
| Official title | — |
| Display label | Operations & Transport (mapped technology topic) |
| Total patents | 232 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is stable.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 22 |
| 2016 | 18 |
| 2017 | 25 |
| 2018 | 41 |
| 2019 | 31 |
| 2020 | 24 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2024 | 17 |
| 2025 | 12 |
| 2026 | 6 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus
US-9833967-B2 · Dec 5, 2017 · US
Apparatus for performing binding processing on sheets and post-processing apparatus provided with the same
US-9827733-B2 · Nov 28, 2017 · US
Sheet binding processing apparatus and post-processing apparatus having the same
US-9809000-B2 · Nov 7, 2017 · US
Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus
US-2017315492-A1 · Nov 2, 2017 · US
Recording-medium binding device
US-2017283206-A1 · Oct 5, 2017 · US
Binding processing apparatus and image forming system
US-2017285549-A1 · Oct 5, 2017 · US
Binding member, binding apparatus, and image processing system
US-2017282482-A1 · Oct 5, 2017 · US
Image forming system
US-2017283204-A1 · Oct 5, 2017 · US
Binding processing apparatus and image forming system
US-2017282483-A1 · Oct 5, 2017 · US
Recording-medium binding device and recording-medium post processing apparatus
US-2017283207-A1 · Oct 5, 2017 · US
Binding process device and recording-medium processing system
US-2017274617-A1 · Sep 28, 2017 · US
Sheet binding device, post-processing device, and image forming system
US-9751276-B2 · Sep 5, 2017 · US
Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus
US-9744740-B2 · Aug 29, 2017 · US
Sheet binding processing apparatus and image forming system having the same
US-9725275-B2 · Aug 8, 2017 · US
Binding teeth, sheet processing device, image forming apparatus, image forming system, and sheet binding method
US-2017174465-A1 · Jun 22, 2017 · US
Sheet bundle binding device and image forming system having the same
US-2017101285-A1 · Apr 13, 2017 · US
Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus having binding processing function
US-9568880-B2 · Feb 14, 2017 · US
Printing control apparatus, binding control apparatus, and method for controlling printing control apparatus
US-9555997-B2 · Jan 31, 2017 · US
Sheet processing device and image forming device provided with the same
US-2017008723-A1 · Jan 12, 2017 · US
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Frequently asked questions
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- What is CPC B31F5/02?
- CPC B31F5/02 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Operations & Transport.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC B31F5/02 (Operations & Transport)?
- Our database includes 232 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC B31F5/02 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 17 in 2024 vs 12 in 2025 (latest complete years).