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Handling thin or filamentary material
Ranked by the PatentIndex Score — a 1–99 percentile within B65H · public-visibility date · generated 2026
top 25 per window · public-visibility date
Rising· last 2 yrs
Inventors whose newest B65H patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199Christopher S. Hoppe15 patents · 443 citations
- 296Grant T. Squiers15 patents · 443 citations
- 392Steven W. Hyma15 patents · 443 citations
- 488Yaron Brunner15 patents · 443 citations
- 583Tiffany A. Beers20 patents · 372 citations
- 679Thomas J. Daul17 patents · 346 citations
- 775Andrew A. Owings16 patents · 215 citations
- 871Yusuke Obuchi64 patents · 778 citations
- 967David A. Hoadley8 patents · 160 citations
- 1063Steven R. Olson8 patents · 160 citations
- 1158Fabio Perini32 patents · 401 citations
- 1254Shota Iijima42 patents · 212 citations
- 1350Satoru Nakakita33 patents · 204 citations
- 1446Hirotaka Aoki32 patents · 184 citations
- 1542Douglas K. Herrmann77 patents · 772 citations
- 1638Peter A. Rodriguez43 patents · 690 citations
- 1733Seiichiro Adachi14 patents · 336 citations
- 1829Joseph Allen Eckstein37 patents · 166 citations
- 1925Antonio M. Cittadino14 patents · 138 citations
- 2021Allan W. Daniel13 patents · 115 citations
- 2117Franklin Clarence Calhoun19 patents · 145 citations
- 2213John L. Rhoads40 patents · 179 citations
- 238John T. Merenda17 patents · 132 citations
- 244William T. Bigbee, Jr.36 patents · 165 citations
- 251Niklas Pettersson15 patents · 139 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained B65H output across the last 5 years
- 199Ethan Rublee16 patents · 1,290 citations
- 296Kurt Konolige16 patents · 1,290 citations
- 392Warren B. Jackson20 patents · 1,646 citations
- 488Christopher S. Hoppe15 patents · 443 citations
- 583Grant T. Squiers15 patents · 443 citations
- 679Steven W. Hyma15 patents · 443 citations
- 775Yaron Brunner15 patents · 443 citations
- 871Alan B. Collison10 patents · 487 citations
- 967Reid Borgman10 patents · 487 citations
- 1063Sean Cavanagh9 patents · 522 citations
- 1158Tiffany A. Beers20 patents · 372 citations
- 1254Robert R. Dewitt20 patents · 579 citations
- 1350William P. Mcconnell20 patents · 343 citations
- 1446Thomas J. Daul17 patents · 346 citations
- 1542Kyle Baker10 patents · 213 citations
- 1638Robert Bisesti10 patents · 213 citations
- 1733Cody Collier Henderson10 patents · 259 citations
- 1829Daniel Hipwood10 patents · 259 citations
- 1925Masayoshi Fukatsu53 patents · 975 citations
- 2021Tim G. Dollevoet12 patents · 522 citations
- 2117Andrew A. Owings16 patents · 215 citations
- 2213James Capra9 patents · 186 citations
- 238Yusuke Obuchi64 patents · 778 citations
- 244David A. Hoadley8 patents · 160 citations
- 251Steven R. Olson8 patents · 160 citations
All-time canon
Career PatentIndex Score in B65H
- 199Bradford T. Graves34 patents · 7,603 citations
- 296Lars R. Stromme14 patents · 2,912 citations
- 392Aaron M. Bauch12 patents · 2,354 citations
- 488Ethan Rublee16 patents · 1,290 citations
- 583Kurt Konolige16 patents · 1,290 citations
- 679Jacqueline Anne Lapstun65 patents · 1,276 citations
- 775Donald E. Raterman6 patents · 1,301 citations
- 871Richard A. Mazur8 patents · 1,903 citations
- 967Mark C. Munro7 patents · 1,668 citations
- 1063Troy Straszheim10 patents · 894 citations
- 1158Hauke Strasdat8 patents · 831 citations
- 1254Stefan Hinterstoisser8 patents · 831 citations
- 1350Frank M. Csulits5 patents · 1,208 citations
- 1446Charles P. Jenrick11 patents · 1,545 citations
- 1542Curtis W. Hallowell16 patents · 1,823 citations
- 1638Devertt Dewayne Woolwine9 patents · 1,800 citations
- 1733Louis Maurice Chapdelaine9 patents · 1,800 citations
- 1829Robert Griffiths Brandon9 patents · 1,800 citations
- 1925Scott Lee Kastman9 patents · 1,800 citations
- 2021Warren B. Jackson20 patents · 1,646 citations
- 2117Mark G. Dreyer8 patents · 824 citations
- 2213Christopher S. Hoppe15 patents · 443 citations
- 238Grant T. Squiers15 patents · 443 citations
- 244Steven W. Hyma15 patents · 443 citations
- 251Yaron Brunner15 patents · 443 citations
Rising· last 2 yrs
The top-scoring B65H patents made public in the last 2 years
- 199US12091276B1✦ AIWrapper cutter5 cites · 202472% earned
- 296US11970357B1✦ AITension control method of multi-bundle winding equipment combined driving system5 cites · 202484% earned
- 392US12355027B2✦ AIWinding shaft, cell manufacturing apparatus, and cell manufacturing method3 cites · 202472% earned
- 488US11878479B1Film winding assembly and winding method for use in fiber-reinforced plastic tank producti4 cites · 202482% earned
- 583US12168583B2Adhesive paperband composite for turn up procedure2 cites · 202458% earned
- 679USD1041869SBobbin and spool holder2 cites · 202467% earned
- 775US12258234B2Roll unwinding cradle2 cites · 202467% earned
- 871US12263609B1Cutter assembly, paper cutter, paper distributor and paper cutting device2 cites · 202576% earned
- 967US12291417B2Sheet postprocessing device that performs postprocessing on plurality of sheets stacked, a2 cites · 202476% earned
- 1063US11884499B1Apparatus and methods for variable width turn-up procedures on a paper processing machine3 cites · 202480% earned
- 1158US12396519B1Pawl disc, lace tightening and loosening device, wearable clothing, and storage device1 cites · 202567% earned
- 1254US11984559B2Electrode position tracking system3 cites · 202463% earned
- 1350US12145750B2Space debris engagement and deorbit system2 cites · 202461% earned
- 1446US12108000B1Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for calibrating radio-frequency identi2 cites · 202467% earned
- 1542US11925997B1Wire billet butt-welding apparatus and wire billet butt-welding method2 cites · 202467% earned
- 1638US12264037B2Sheet conveyance apparatus and image forming apparatus2 cites · 202476% earned
- 1733US12116156B2Automated retail edge marker accumulation, collation and transfer system2 cites · 202476% earned
- 1829US12319528B2Post-processing device that controls timing that air blower forms air layer between upper 2 cites · 202476% earned
- 1925US11866289B1Hand-held hose guide3 cites · 202480% earned
- 2021US12330839B2Utility assembly and coupling mechanism1 cites · 202432% earned
- 2117US12208612B2Media cartridge1 cites · 202450% earned
- 2213US12344498B2Image forming system and charge eliminating apparatus1 cites · 202450% earned
- 238US12195298B2Dispensing mechanism with swivel-aiming feature for reel utility1 cites · 202450% earned
- 244US12258235B1Supply roll stand with payout and roll changing1 cites · 202556% earned
- 251US12466681B2Carrier tape holding device, holder, and carrier tape package body1 cites · 202456% earned
Active· last 5 yrs
The top-scoring B65H patents of the last 5 years
- 199US11795029B1✦ AIIntegrated spiral and hooping winding equipment for multi-bundle fibers35 cites · 202391% earned
- 296US11214427B2✦ AIRepulpable container54 cites · 202176% earned
- 392US11192690B1✦ AIUtility assembly and coupling mechanism33 cites · 202170% earned
- 488US10948257B1Crossbow with built in cranking mechanism29 cites · 202191% earned
- 583US12203222B2Toilet tissue comprising a dynamic surface12 cites · 202379% earned
- 679US11053090B1Document scanner with envelope discrimination and detection25 cites · 202190% earned
- 775US11731847B1Cutting plotter9 cites · 202387% earned
- 871US11649917B2Integrated flex-shaft camera system with hand control15 cites · 202183% earned
- 967US12043508B2Medium processing apparatus and image forming system incorporating same7 cites · 202386% earned
- 1063US11849809B1Cord tightening and loosening device, shoe, glove, medical protective equipment and storag7 cites · 202386% earned
- 1158US11987468B2Medium processing apparatus and image forming system incorporating same6 cites · 202378% earned
- 1254US11707162B2Partitionable paper product9 cites · 202266% earned
- 1350US11203509B2Wrap dispenser12 cites · 202176% earned
- 1446US12091276B1Wrapper cutter5 cites · 202472% earned
- 1542US11970357B1Tension control method of multi-bundle winding equipment combined driving system5 cites · 202484% earned
- 1638US11772214B2Magnetic coupling device8 cites · 202271% earned
- 1733US11560286B2Sheet folding device and sheet post-processing apparatus including the same8 cites · 202286% earned
- 1829US11644867B2Display device8 cites · 202186% earned
- 1925US11186463B1Pipe coil deployment drum with independent paddle movement systems and methods8 cites · 202186% earned
- 2021US11086261B2Sheet processing apparatus and image forming system9 cites · 202181% earned
- 2117US12355027B2Winding shaft, cell manufacturing apparatus, and cell manufacturing method3 cites · 202472% earned
- 2213US11872838B2Jam resistant chalk reel6 cites · 202378% earned
- 238US11345491B1Device for dosing a powder, in particular a pulverulent pharmaceutical6 cites · 202285% earned
- 244US11104538B1Method for producing printed material and system for producing printed material9 cites · 202187% earned
- 251US11459201B2High speed paper web turn-up system with a prepared length paper band coil7 cites · 202175% earned
All-time canon
The defining B65H patents of the whole record
- 199US7207556B2✦ AISheet finisher having an angularly movable stapler and image forming system including the 1,473 cites · 200395% earned
- 296US5766389A✦ AIDisposable absorbent article having a registered graphic and process for making851 cites · 199895% earned
- 392US5224405A✦ AIProcess for rotating and placing a strip of material on a substrate545 cites · 199395% earned
- 488US5435544APrinter mailbox system signaling overdue removals of print jobs from mailbox bins478 cites · 199592% earned
- 583US5104116AApplicator apparatus and process for rotating and placing a strip of material on a substra476 cites · 199295% earned
- 679US9102055B1Detection and reconstruction of an environment to facilitate robotic interaction with the 469 cites · 201581% earned
- 775US5046272AFluid-operated stabilizing apparatus and method460 cites · 199195% earned
- 871US5295196AMethod and apparatus for currency discrimination and counting419 cites · 199485% earned
- 967US5573286AKnot383 cites · 199694% earned
- 1063US5699657ABraided line splices and methods of splicing to form same370 cites · 199794% earned
- 1158US6819906B1Printer output sets compiler to stacker system367 cites · 200494% earned
- 1254US5905810AAutomatic currency processing system350 cites · 199994% earned
- 1350US5841259AVacuum cleaner and control method thereof336 cites · 199894% earned
- 1446US6676127B2Collating and sorting apparatus325 cites · 200285% earned
- 1542US5790693ACurrency discriminator and authenticator319 cites · 199891% earned
- 1638US4179685AAutomatic currency identification system315 cites · 197994% earned
- 1733US6059284AProcess, lateral and skew sheet positioning apparatus and method314 cites · 200094% earned
- 1829US5207788AFeed arrangement for currency handling machines313 cites · 199394% earned
- 1925US9622753B2Aneurysm treatment device and method of use312 cites · 201589% earned
- 2021US5159395AMethod of scheduling copy sheets in a dual mode duplex printing system304 cites · 199294% earned
- 2117US5570172ATwo up high speed printing system301 cites · 199694% earned
- 2213US5875259AMethod and apparatus for discriminating and counting documents299 cites · 199991% earned
- 238US6128402AAutomatic currency processing system289 cites · 200094% earned
- 244US5652802AMethod and apparatus for document identification288 cites · 199788% earned
- 251US5266781AModular card processing system287 cites · 199391% earned
Rising· last 2 yrs
Assignees whose newest B65H patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199KIMBERLY CLARK CO259 patents · 11,965 citations
- 296XEROX CORP1,342 patents · 34,190 citations
- 392EASTMAN KODAK CO496 patents · 7,903 citations
- 488PROCTER & GAMBLE256 patents · 4,624 citations
- 583CANON KK2,518 patents · 27,516 citations
- 679MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORP53 patents · 417 citations
- 775STRATASYS INC14 patents · 803 citations
- 871SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD294 patents · 4,057 citations
- 967OPEX CORP34 patents · 1,019 citations
- 1063PAPER CONVERTING MACHINE CO89 patents · 3,430 citations
- 1158JOA CURT G INC52 patents · 1,288 citations
- 1254NIKE INC74 patents · 569 citations
- 1350SHARP KK350 patents · 4,124 citations
- 1446ZUIKO CORP47 patents · 723 citations
- 1542KOENIG & BAUER AG250 patents · 2,954 citations
- 1638HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCH AG763 patents · 9,179 citations
- 1733BROTHER IND LTD929 patents · 5,089 citations
- 1829BOEING CO77 patents · 1,094 citations
- 1925HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO482 patents · 2,824 citations
- 2021DAINIPPON PRINTING CO LTD35 patents · 558 citations
- 2117LAUREL BANK MACHINE CO62 patents · 1,065 citations
- 2213GPCP IP HOLDINGS LLC47 patents · 231 citations
- 238SEIKO EPSON CORP1,064 patents · 2,732 citations
- 244ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS80 patents · 838 citations
- 251PFU LTD159 patents · 649 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained B65H output across the last 5 years
- 199CUMMINS ALLISON CORP64 patents · 12,050 citations
- 296KIMBERLY CLARK CO259 patents · 11,965 citations
- 392XEROX CORP1,342 patents · 34,190 citations
- 488DONNELLEY & SONS CO74 patents · 1,849 citations
- 583EASTMAN KODAK CO496 patents · 7,903 citations
- 679PROCTER & GAMBLE256 patents · 4,624 citations
- 775CANON KK2,518 patents · 27,516 citations
- 871MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORP53 patents · 417 citations
- 967HITACHI LTD88 patents · 2,421 citations
- 1063PRATT RETAIL SPECIALTIES LLC7 patents · 311 citations
- 1158PERINI FABIO SPA94 patents · 2,763 citations
- 1254STRATASYS INC14 patents · 803 citations
- 1350SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD294 patents · 4,057 citations
- 1446FUJI XEROX CO LTD345 patents · 3,238 citations
- 1542OPEX CORP34 patents · 1,019 citations
- 1638PAPER CONVERTING MACHINE CO89 patents · 3,430 citations
- 1733JOA CURT G INC52 patents · 1,288 citations
- 1829NIKE INC74 patents · 569 citations
- 1925FERAG AG435 patents · 6,961 citations
- 2021SHARP KK350 patents · 4,124 citations
- 2117ZUIKO CORP47 patents · 723 citations
- 2213KOENIG & BAUER AG250 patents · 2,954 citations
- 238HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCH AG763 patents · 9,179 citations
- 244BROTHER IND LTD929 patents · 5,089 citations
- 251LINCOLN GLOBAL INC57 patents · 1,144 citations
All-time canon
All-time PatentIndex Score in B65H
- 199SILVERBROOK RES PTY LTD424 patents · 6,808 citations
- 296CUMMINS ALLISON CORP64 patents · 12,050 citations
- 392IND PERCEPTION INC10 patents · 1,193 citations
- 488KIMBERLY CLARK CO259 patents · 11,965 citations
- 583XEROX CORP1,342 patents · 34,190 citations
- 679GEORGIA PACIFIC CORP29 patents · 1,960 citations
- 775RICOH KK435 patents · 12,303 citations
- 871DONNELLEY & SONS CO74 patents · 1,849 citations
- 967EASTMAN KODAK CO496 patents · 7,903 citations
- 1063PROCTER & GAMBLE256 patents · 4,624 citations
- 1158HEWLETT PACKARD CO222 patents · 6,652 citations
- 1254CANON KK2,518 patents · 27,516 citations
- 1350DATACARD CORP25 patents · 1,011 citations
- 1446DIEBOLD INC62 patents · 2,104 citations
- 1542MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORP53 patents · 417 citations
- 1638HITACHI LTD88 patents · 2,421 citations
- 1733PRATT RETAIL SPECIALTIES LLC7 patents · 311 citations
- 1829FUJITSU LTD95 patents · 2,096 citations
- 1925IBM186 patents · 3,947 citations
- 2021PERINI FABIO SPA94 patents · 2,763 citations
- 2117LINCOLN ELECTRIC CO7 patents · 700 citations
- 2213STRATASYS INC14 patents · 803 citations
- 238SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD294 patents · 4,057 citations
- 244FUJI XEROX CO LTD345 patents · 3,238 citations
- 251OPEX CORP34 patents · 1,019 citations
90–99 field-defining50–89 strong<50 emergingearned by citationsfrom family breadth