G06K
Graphical data reading
Official title: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
G06K (Graphical data reading) appears on 64,206 US grants and 60,284 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06K- Granted patents
- 64,206
- Published applications
- 60,284
- Assignees
- 13,146
- Inventors
- 82,254
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 285 | 0 |
| 1977 | 233 | 0 |
| 1978 | 224 | 0 |
| 1979 | 169 | 0 |
| 1980 | 189 | 0 |
| 1981 | 210 | 0 |
| 1982 | 177 | 0 |
| 1983 | 178 | 0 |
| 1984 | 192 | 0 |
| 1985 | 238 | 0 |
| 1986 | 301 | 0 |
| 1987 | 405 | 0 |
| 1988 | 409 | 0 |
| 1989 | 567 | 0 |
| 1990 | 497 | 0 |
| 1991 | 510 | 0 |
| 1992 | 576 | 0 |
| 1993 | 660 | 0 |
| 1994 | 676 | 0 |
| 1995 | 732 | 0 |
| 1996 | 894 | 0 |
| 1997 | 809 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1091 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1094 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1192 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1224 | 485 |
| 2002 | 1133 | 1435 |
| 2003 | 1228 | 1635 |
| 2004 | 1197 | 1888 |
| 2005 | 1074 | 2316 |
| 2006 | 1628 | 2309 |
| 2007 | 1487 | 2315 |
| 2008 | 1454 | 2392 |
| 2009 | 1450 | 2185 |
| 2010 | 1603 | 2034 |
| 2011 | 1793 | 1894 |
| 2012 | 1753 | 1960 |
| 2013 | 2021 | 2403 |
| 2014 | 2303 | 2678 |
| 2015 | 2795 | 2853 |
| 2016 | 2593 | 2723 |
| 2017 | 2739 | 2966 |
| 2018 | 2560 | 2948 |
| 2019 | 2880 | 3189 |
| 2020 | 2875 | 3134 |
| 2021 | 2688 | 3260 |
| 2022 | 2598 | 2956 |
| 2023 | 2585 | 2484 |
| 2024 | 2569 | 2453 |
| 2025 | 2203 | 2063 |
| 2026 | 1265 | 1326 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- G06K 7/00Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers29,801
- G06K 19/00Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part26,396
- G06K 15/00Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data13,767
- G06K 17/00Methods or arrangements for effecting co-operative working between equipments covered by two3,499
- G06K 2215/00Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output dataIndexing code3,352
- G06K 1/00Methods or arrangements for marking the record carrier in digital fashion2,475
- G06K 13/00Conveying record carriers from one station to another2,252
- G06K 2207/00Graphical data reading: other aspectsIndexing code1,184
All 12 main groupsShow fewer
- G06K 5/00Methods or arrangements for verifying the correctness of markings on a record509
- G06K 11/00Methods or arrangements for graph-reading or for converting the pattern of mechanical53
- G06K 21/00Information retrieval from punched cards designed for manual use or handling by31
- G06K 3/00Methods or arrangements for printing of data in the shape of alphanumeric16
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Most cited
By later US patents
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- Wireless data input to RFID reader1,568US 6,828,902 B2Soundcraft, Inc. · 2004
- Inertially controlled switch and RFID tag1,478US 7,336,184 B2Intel Corporation · 2008