Image forming apparatus and sheet support tray
US-2016291520-A1 · Oct 6, 2016 · US
Simultaneously, alternately, or selectively separating articles from two or more piles
Simultaneously, alternately, or selectively separating articles from two or more piles · 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 | B65H3/44 |
| Official title | Simultaneously, alternately, or selectively separating articles from two or more piles |
| Display label | Simultaneously, alternately, or selectively separating articles from two or more piles |
| Total patents | 294 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is growing.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 50 |
| 2016 | 43 |
| 2017 | 44 |
| 2018 | 25 |
| 2019 | 31 |
| 2020 | 22 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2023 | 17 |
| 2024 | 15 |
| 2025 | 18 |
| 2026 | 3 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Image forming apparatus and sheet tray
US-9440810-B2 · Sep 13, 2016 · US
Conveying apparatus and printing apparatus
US-9409733-B2 · Aug 9, 2016 · US
Medium storage box, medium handling apparatus and financial device
US-9346639-B2 · May 24, 2016 · US
Printing apparatus
US-9333772-B2 · May 10, 2016 · US
Paper feeding device, image forming apparatus, and method for controlling paper feeding device
US-2016121633-A1 · May 5, 2016 · US
Sheet conveyor device and image recording device
US-9315348-B2 · Apr 19, 2016 · US
Image forming apparatus, sheet feed control method, and storage medium
US-9260259-B2 · Feb 16, 2016 · US
Recording apparatus and medium feeding device
US-9254975-B2 · Feb 9, 2016 · US
Sheet feeding apparatus
US-2016016418-A1 · Jan 21, 2016 · US
Image forming apparatus automatically setting noise reduction
US-9212016-B2 · Dec 15, 2015 · US
Image forming apparatus and a communication method with trays thereof
US-9205683-B2 · Dec 8, 2015 · US
Image forming apparatus and sheet tray
US-2015344248-A1 · Dec 3, 2015 · US
Paper conveying device, image forming apparatus provided with the device and paper conveying method
US-9199815-B2 · Dec 1, 2015 · US
Image forming system
US-9199814-B2 · Dec 1, 2015 · US
Recording device
US-9199821-B2 · Dec 1, 2015 · US
Sheet feed device, image forming apparatus, and method for controlling sheet feed device
US-2015329304-A1 · Nov 19, 2015 · US
Image forming apparatus
US-2015321878-A1 · Nov 12, 2015 · US
Sheet feeder and image forming apparatus incorporating same
US-2015321863-A1 · Nov 12, 2015 · US
Image forming apparatus
US-9174813-B2 · Nov 3, 2015 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC B65H3/44?
- CPC B65H3/44 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Simultaneously, alternately, or selectively separating articles from two or more piles.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC B65H3/44 (Simultaneously, alternately, or selectively separating articles from two or more piles)?
- Our database includes 294 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC B65H3/44 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 15 in 2024 vs 18 in 2025 (latest complete years).