G06K 7/0026
The galvanic contacts of the connector adapted for landing on the contacts
Official title: {the galvanic contacts of the connector adapted for landing on the contacts of the card upon card insertion}
G06K7/0026 (The galvanic contacts of the connector adapted for landing on the contacts) appears on 109 US grants and 78 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06K- Granted patents
- 109
- Published applications
- 78
- Assignees
- 71
- Inventors
- 197
- Latest grant
- 30 Jun 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Detecting removal of a modular communication card from a utility meter17 Mar 2026US 12,578,369 B2Landis+Gyr Technology, Inc.
- Card reader and method of controlling card reader17 Feb 2026US 12,554,947 B2Nidec Instruments Corporation
- Reliable electrical connector4 Nov 2025US 12,463,363 B2Amphenol Commercial Products (ChengDu) Co.LTD
- Dual-orientation card reader2 Jul 2026US 2026/0187389 A1Cardtronics USA, Inc.
- Card reader20 Nov 2025US 2025/0356152 A1Nidec Instruments Corporation
- Card reader and method of controlling card reader18 Sep 2025US 2025/0292038 A1Nidec Instruments Corporation
- Biometric electronic card and case20 Mar 2025US 2025/0094759 A1
- Electrical card connector30 Jan 2025US 2025/0038439 A1Oupiin Electronic (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Contact configuration for smart card reader142US 6,015,311 AThe Whitaker Corporation · 2000
- Computer plug-in module and interconnection system for wireless applications129US 5,608,606 AApple Computer, Inc. · 1997
- Chipcard reader74US 4,976,630 AAmphenol Corporation · 1990
- IC card reader/writer70US 5,091,618 AHitachi Maxell, Ltd. · 1992
- Card reader connector45US 6,210,193 B1Molex Incorporated · 2001