G06K 13/02
The record carrier having longitudinal dimension comparable with transverse dimension
Official title: the record carrier having longitudinal dimension comparable with transverse dimension, e.g. punched card
G06K13/02 (The record carrier having longitudinal dimension comparable with transverse dimension) appears on 2,175 US grants and 1,367 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06K- Granted patents
- 2,175
- Published applications
- 1,367
- Assignees
- 747
- Inventors
- 3,148
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 45 | 0 |
| 1977 | 36 | 0 |
| 1978 | 21 | 0 |
| 1979 | 24 | 0 |
| 1980 | 19 | 0 |
| 1981 | 29 | 0 |
| 1982 | 20 | 0 |
| 1983 | 15 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 33 | 0 |
| 1998 | 47 | 0 |
| 1999 | 62 | 0 |
| 2000 | 90 | 0 |
| 2001 | 54 | 22 |
| 2002 | 63 | 79 |
| 2003 | 69 | 71 |
| 2004 | 68 | 107 |
| 2005 | 78 | 86 |
| 2006 | 83 | 74 |
| 2007 | 64 | 81 |
| 2008 | 65 | 65 |
| 2009 | 49 | 61 |
| 2010 | 61 | 66 |
| 2011 | 56 | 52 |
| 2012 | 59 | 47 |
| 2013 | 53 | 74 |
| 2014 | 62 | 75 |
| 2015 | 66 | 58 |
| 2016 | 60 | 54 |
| 2017 | 60 | 48 |
| 2018 | 35 | 51 |
| 2019 | 50 | 50 |
| 2020 | 40 | 26 |
| 2021 | 25 | 26 |
| 2022 | 19 | 26 |
| 2023 | 17 | 27 |
| 2024 | 22 | 16 |
| 2025 | 18 | 15 |
| 2026 | 16 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Card reader and card pulling-out detection method8 Sep 2026US 12,730,998 B2Nidec Instruments Corporation
- Handling device for handling data carriers comprising a data carrier module and manufacturing facility with the same25 Aug 2026US 12,718,051 B2Giesecke+Devrient Epayments GmbH
- Card printing mechanism with card return path18 Aug 2026US 12,711,348 B2Entrust Corporation
- Card reader11 Aug 2026US 12,705,442 B2Hitachi Channel Solutions, Corp.
- Electrical card connector applying uniform insertion force30 Jun 2026US 12,671,195 B2Oupiin Electronickunshan) Co., Ltd
- Card reader and card pulling-out detection method16 Jul 2026US 2026/0203539 A1Nidec Instruments Corporation
- Angled spinning card picker16 Jul 2026US 2026/0203540 A1Assa Abloy AB
- Method and system for printing cards9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192582 A1Atlantic Zeiser GmbH
- Card reader and card locking mechanism thereof2 Jul 2026US 2026/0187397 A1Nidec Instruments Corporation
- Systems and methods for electrostatic discharge protection18 Jun 2026US 2026/0170275 A1Stripe, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Optical reader comprising multiple color illumination859US 6,832,725 B2Hand Held Products, Inc. · 2004
- Self-authenticating identification card with fingerprint identification813US 5,623,552 ACardGuard International, Inc. · 1997
- Check reader315US 6,473,519 B1Hand Held Products, Inc. · 2002
- Methods and apparatus for remote configuration of an appliance on a network304US 6,345,294 B12002
- Removable media ejection system291US 6,208,044 B1Apple Computer, Inc. · 2001