A47F 10/04
For storing or handling self-service hand-carts or baskets
Official title: for storing or handling self-service hand-carts or baskets
A47F10/04 (For storing or handling self-service hand-carts or baskets) appears on 157 US grants and 157 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47F- Granted patents
- 157
- Published applications
- 157
- Assignees
- 44
- Inventors
- 161
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 8 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 10 |
| 2009 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 11 | 9 |
| 2014 | 6 | 4 |
| 2015 | 5 | 4 |
| 2016 | 5 | 29 |
| 2017 | 12 | 13 |
| 2018 | 15 | 12 |
| 2019 | 18 | 16 |
| 2020 | 14 | 8 |
| 2021 | 5 | 9 |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Systems, devices and methods for determining item availability in a shopping space11 Aug 2026US 12,703,614 B2Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Shopping cart5 May 2026US 12,617,445 B2Enax, Inc.
- Stackable charging device for shopping carts with onboard computing systems27 Jan 2026US 12,534,119 B2Maplebear Inc.
- Overriding control of motorized transport unit systems, devices and methods22 Jul 2025US 12,366,043 B2Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Supermarket basket lifting-stacking machine25 Feb 2025US 12,234,109 B2
- Stackable charging device for shopping carts with onboard computing systems21 May 2026US 2026/0138660 A1Maplebear Inc.
- Pushable transport cart and pushable transport cart system16 Jan 2025US 2025/0023371 A1Expresso Deutschland GmbH
- Apparatus and method of monitoring product placement within a shopping facility19 Dec 2024US 2024/0417941 A1Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Hybrid locking system for a shopping cart26 Sep 2024US 2024/0318470 A1Just Tec GmbH
- Systems, devices and methods for determining item availability in a shopping space13 Jun 2024US 2024/0191448 A1Walmart Apollo, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Navigation systems and methods for wheeled objects144US 8,046,160 B2Gatekeeper Systems, Inc. · 2011
- Tiered on-demand location-based service and infrastructure82US 7,183,910 B2International Business Machines Corporation · 2007
- Shopping facility assistance object detection systems, devices and methods81US 9,801,517 B2Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. · 2017
- Two-way communication system for tracking locations and statuses of wheeled vehicles80US 8,463,540 B2Gatekeeper Systems, Inc. · 2013
- Cart containment system with integrated cart display unit79US 8,700,230 B1Gatekeeper Systems, Inc. · 2014