A44C 21/00
Coins
Official title: Coins (coins specially adapted to operate coin-freed mechanisms G07F1/06); Emergency money; Beer or gambling coins or tokens, or the like
A44C21/00 (Coins) appears on 145 US grants and 162 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A44C- Granted patents
- 145
- Published applications
- 162
- Assignees
- 86
- Inventors
- 232
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 8 |
| 2007 | 1 | 6 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | 8 |
| 2011 | 7 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 12 |
| 2015 | 2 | 7 |
| 2016 | 5 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018 | 4 | 8 |
| 2019 | 8 | 16 |
| 2020 | 8 | 15 |
| 2021 | 8 | 14 |
| 2022 | 5 | 6 |
| 2023 | 10 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 11 |
| 2025 | 9 | 12 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Coin or medal with embossed soundtrack14 Jul 2026US 12,682,921 B2Firma
- Gaming chip and management system16 Jun 2026US 12,657,998 B2Angel Group Co., Ltd.
- Table game management system and game token25 Nov 2025US 12,482,326 B2Angel Group Co., Ltd.
- Gaming chip and management system2 Sep 2025US 12,406,549 B2Angel Group Co., Ltd.
- Inspection system, inspecting device, and gaming chip5 Aug 2025US 12,380,766 B2Angel Group Co., Ltd.
- Gaming chip and management system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0279153 A1Angel Group Co., Ltd.
- Fractional precious metal currency system and method6 Aug 2026US 2026/0223991 A1Goldera Corporation
- Method and apparatus for producing a calibrated stamped part21 May 2026US 2026/0138391 A1
- Specie negotiable instrument11 Dec 2025US 2025/0375005 A1
- Method and system for creation, transmittal and storage of a financial event and digital ledger and physical negotiable instrument11 Dec 2025US 2025/0378505 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Gaming chip with implanted programmable identifier means and process for fabricating same284US 5,166,502 ATrend Plastics, Inc. · 1992
- Token with an electronic chip and methods for manufacturing the same215US 6,581,747 B1Etablissements Bourgogne et Grasset · 2003
- Chip structure168US 4,026,309 AGamex Industries Inc. · 1977
- Anticounterfeiting device for gaming chips156US 5,361,885 A1994
- Gambling chip with identification device123US 6,021,949 AEtablissements Bourgogne et Grasset · 2000