G06K 7/0073
Having multiple insertion slots, the respective slots suited for the same or
Official title: {having multiple insertion slots, the respective slots suited for the same or different card form factors}
G06K7/0073 (Having multiple insertion slots, the respective slots suited for the same or) appears on 83 US grants and 94 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06K- Granted patents
- 83
- Published applications
- 94
- Assignees
- 71
- Inventors
- 206
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Card reader, smart card and method for processing a transaction18 Aug 2026US 12,711,332 B2Mastercard International Incorporated
- Card connector with two spring-loaded mechanisms for inserting and ejecting the card10 Feb 2026US 12,547,863 B2Chiun Hui Technology Co., Ltd.
- Card reader, smart card and method for processing a transaction27 May 2025US 12,314,796 B2Mastercard International Incorporated
- Single-card holder, electronic device, and card holder recognition method27 May 2025US 12,314,797 B2Honor Device Co., Ltd.
- Liquid impervious smart card reader18 Feb 2025US 12,229,618 B2Elo Touch Solutions, Inc.
- Card Reader, Smart Card and Method for Processing a Transaction11 Sep 2025US 2025/0284903 A1Mastercard International Incorporated
- Card Reader, Smart Card and Method for Processing a Transaction6 Mar 2025US 2025/0077805 A1Mastercard International Incorporated
- Single-card holder, electronic device, and card holder recognition method9 Jan 2025US 2025/0013836 A1Honor Device Co., Ltd.
- Card connector14 Dec 2023US 2023/0401404 A1Chiun Hui Technology Co., Ltd.
- Liquid impervious smart card reader26 Oct 2023US 2023/0342565 A1Elo Touch Solutions, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- RFID reader with multiple interfaces416US 7,597,250 B2DPD Patent Trust Ltd. · 2009
- Personal portable terminal for financial transactions321US 4,277,837 AInternational Business Machines Corporation · 1981
- Flashtoaster for reading several types of flash-memory cards with or without a PC229US 6,438,638 B1OnSpec Electronic, Inc. · 2002
- Contacting unit for card-shaped support elements for electronic components207US 6,097,605 AStocko Metallwaren Fabriken Henkels und Sohn GmbH & Co. · 2000
- Dual card smart card reader177US 5,763,862 AMotorola, Inc. · 1998