G01D 4/00
Tariff metering apparatus
Official title: Tariff metering apparatus (in taximeters G07B13/00; apparatus actuated by coins, cards or the like with meter-controlled dispensing of liquid, gas, or electricity G07F15/00)
G01D4/00 (Tariff metering apparatus) appears on 1,975 US grants and 2,377 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01D- Granted patents
- 1,975
- Published applications
- 2,377
- Assignees
- 862
- Inventors
- 3,624
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 19 | 5 |
| 2002 | 16 | 34 |
| 2003 | 17 | 33 |
| 2004 | 19 | 46 |
| 2005 | 19 | 48 |
| 2006 | 38 | 71 |
| 2007 | 55 | 65 |
| 2008 | 34 | 128 |
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| 2011 | 71 | 162 |
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| 2023 | 82 | 57 |
| 2024 | 42 | 60 |
| 2025 | 45 | 46 |
| 2026 | 35 | 30 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G01D 4/002Remote reading of utility meters1,653
- G01D 4/008Modifications to installed utility meters to enable remote reading192
- G01D 4/02Details111
- G01D 4/10Maximum indicating or recording apparatus, i.e. where the tariff for a period27
- G01D 4/16Apparatus for indicating or recording maximum or minimum load hours4
- G01D 4/18Apparatus for indicating or recording overconsumption with opposing torque which comes into1
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