G06K 7/0004
Hybrid readers
Official title: {Hybrid readers}
G06K7/0004 (Hybrid readers) appears on 646 US grants and 692 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06K- Granted patents
- 646
- Published applications
- 692
- Assignees
- 289
- Inventors
- 954
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 17 | 8 |
| 2002 | 10 | 14 |
| 2003 | 4 | 8 |
| 2004 | 10 | 18 |
| 2005 | 8 | 19 |
| 2006 | 15 | 27 |
| 2007 | 10 | 16 |
| 2008 | 11 | 19 |
| 2009 | 12 | 54 |
| 2010 | 21 | 20 |
| 2011 | 22 | 44 |
| 2012 | 34 | 33 |
| 2013 | 24 | 31 |
| 2014 | 32 | 48 |
| 2015 | 40 | 50 |
| 2016 | 49 | 62 |
| 2017 | 56 | 31 |
| 2018 | 36 | 37 |
| 2019 | 46 | 26 |
| 2020 | 30 | 29 |
| 2021 | 29 | 30 |
| 2022 | 23 | 20 |
| 2023 | 19 | 13 |
| 2024 | 16 | 14 |
| 2025 | 16 | 20 |
| 2026 | 13 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Payment terminal operation method and system therefor29 Sep 2026US 12,749,061 B2Poynt Co.
- Base with connector to couple to mobile computing device15 Sep 2026US 12,737,569 B2Block, Inc.
- Card reader, smart card and method for processing a transaction18 Aug 2026US 12,711,332 B2Mastercard International Incorporated
- Mobile driver's license reader18 Aug 2026US 12,711,343 B2L-Tron Corporation
- Mobile computer with scan engine and NFC booster coil2 Jun 2026US 12,645,902 B2Datalogic IP Tech S.R.L.
- Information processing apparatus and information processing method27 Aug 2026US 2026/0252833 A1Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Parking meter with contactless payment25 Dec 2025US 2025/0391223 A1J. J. Mackay Canada Limited
- Method and apparatus determining rfid viability4 Dec 2025US 2025/0371296 A1Engineered Products of Ohio, LLC
- Collection station for post-consumer recyclable materials or other materials27 Nov 2025US 2025/0361078 A1D6 Inc.
- Mobile driver's license reader30 Oct 2025US 2025/0335733 A1L-Tron Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Systems and methods for programmable payment cards and devices with loyalty-based payment applications701US 8,074,877 B2Dynamics Inc. · 2011
- Bar code symbol reading system employing EAS-enabling faceplate bezel557US 8,381,979 B2Metrologic Instruments, Inc. · 2013
- Method of and system for reading visible and/or invisible code symbols in a user-transparent manner using visible/invisible illumination source switching during data capture and processing operations548US 8,408,468 B2Metrologic Instruments, Inc. · 2013
- Method and apparatus for reading optical indicia using a plurality of data sources547US 8,678,286 B2Honeywell Scanning & Mobility · 2014
- System and method to automatically discriminate between different data types546US 8,636,224 B2Hand Held Products, Inc. · 2014