G06K 13/085
Using an arrangement for locking the inserted card
Official title: {using an arrangement for locking the inserted card}
G06K13/085 (Using an arrangement for locking the inserted card) appears on 349 US grants and 308 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06K- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
- 28 Apr 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Removable memory card with efficient card lock mechanism, XY ratios, anti-reverse insertion feature, pullout feature, and pads layout28 Apr 2026US 12,614,047 B2SanDisk Technologies LLC
- Card connector with two spring-loaded mechanisms for inserting and ejecting the card10 Feb 2026US 12,547,863 B2Chiun Hui Technology Co., Ltd.
- Electronic card receiving device and method of using electronic card receiving device8 Oct 2024US 12,112,217 B2E Ink Holdings Inc.
- Card reader26 Mar 2024US 11,941,474 B2Nidec Sankyo Corporation
- Card reader13 Feb 2024US 11,900,186 B2Nidec Sankyo Corporation
- Card reader and card locking mechanism thereof2 Jul 2026US 2026/0187397 A1Nidec Instruments Corporation
- Removable Memory Card with Efficient Card Lock Mechanism, XY Ratios, Anti-Reverse Insertion Feature, Pullout Feature, and Pads Layout1 May 2025US 2025/0139395 A1Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Card connector14 Dec 2023US 2023/0401404 A1Chiun Hui Technology Co., Ltd.
- Card reader31 Aug 2023US 2023/0274104 A1Nidec Sankyo Corporation
- Electronic card receiving device and method of using electronic card receiving device27 Jul 2023US 2023/0237294 A1E Ink Holdings Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Compact mechanism for removable insertion of multiple integrated circuit cards into portable and other electronic devices222US 5,933,328 ASanDisk Corporation · 1999
- Hybrid card reader116US 5,331,138 AAmerican Magnetics Corporation · 1994
- Connector for miniature circuit card91US 5,655,917 AMolex Incorporated · 1997
- Electrical connector with latch to retain IC card87US 6,129,572 A3M Innovative Properties Company · 2000
- Memory card and receptacle for same81US 6,109,939 ASony Corporation · 2000