Control apparatus capable of reducing user's labor in setting sheet feeding unit, control method for control apparatus, and storage medium
US-12545536-B2 · Feb 10, 2026 · US
alternatively, i.e. according to a fixed sequence
alternatively, i.e. according to a fixed sequence · 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 | B65H3/446 |
| Official title | {alternatively, i.e. according to a fixed sequence} |
| Display label | alternatively, i.e. according to a fixed sequence |
| Total patents | 28 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly growing.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Electrode stacking apparatus, method of rechargeable lithium battery using the same, and rechargeable lithium battery fabricated using the same
US-2025343274-A1 · Nov 6, 2025 · US
Recording material conveyance apparatus, image forming system, recording material conveyance method, and storage medium
US-12404126-B2 · Sep 2, 2025 · US
Control apparatus capable of reducing user's labor in setting sheet feeding unit, control method for control apparatus, and storage medium
US-2025026596-A1 · Jan 23, 2025 · US
Recording material conveyance apparatus, image forming system, recording material conveyance method, and storage medium
US-2023406654-A1 · Dec 21, 2023 · US
Used paper supply device and sheet manufacturing apparatus
US-11305954-B2 · Apr 19, 2022 · US
Sheet supporting apparatus and image forming apparatus
US-11097917-B2 · Aug 24, 2021 · US
Used paper supply device and sheet manufacturing apparatus
US-2020039769-A1 · Feb 6, 2020 · US
Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus
US-10407260-B2 · Sep 10, 2019 · US
Sheet supporting apparatus and image forming apparatus
US-2019106286-A1 · Apr 11, 2019 · US
Sheet supporting apparatus and image forming apparatus
US-10173856-B2 · Jan 8, 2019 · US
Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus
US-2018186586-A1 · Jul 5, 2018 · US
Sheet supporting apparatus and image forming apparatus
US-2018111784-A1 · Apr 26, 2018 · US
Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus
US-9938097-B2 · Apr 10, 2018 · US
Printing device, printing method and non-transitory computer readable medium
US-2017253447-A1 · Sep 7, 2017 · US
Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus
US-2016355358-A1 · Dec 8, 2016 · US
Sheet feeder and image forming apparatus
US-2016244284-A1 · Aug 25, 2016 · US
Paper feeder and image forming apparatus
US-2016137438-A1 · May 19, 2016 · US
Sheet conveyor device and image recording device
US-9315348-B2 · Apr 19, 2016 · US
Image forming apparatus
US-9238561-B2 · Jan 19, 2016 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC B65H3/446?
- CPC B65H3/446 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “alternatively, i.e. according to a fixed sequence.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC B65H3/446 (alternatively, i.e. according to a fixed sequence)?
- Our database includes 28 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC B65H3/446 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 1 in 2023 vs 3 in 2025 (latest complete years).