G06K 7/04
Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers: by mechanical means
Official title: by mechanical means, e.g. by pins operating electric contacts
G06K7/04 (Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers: by mechanical means) appears on 62 US grants and 48 published applications in this corpus.
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- 18 Mar 2025
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Smart label fast charging configuration12 Nov 2024US 12,141,741 B1ROAMBEE Corporation
- Electronic card receiving device and method of using electronic card receiving device8 Oct 2024US 12,112,217 B2E Ink Holdings Inc.
- Identifying system for identifying a medical tool like a surgical instrument30 Jan 2024US 11,883,248 B2Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Dual layer universal smart card / phone1 Aug 2023US 11,715,095 B2Edge Mobile Payments LLC
- A Radio Frequency Identification Reader2 Jan 2025US 2025/0005306 A1FriSense Limited
- Electronic card receiving device and method of using electronic card receiving device27 Jul 2023US 2023/0237294 A1E Ink Holdings Inc.
- Identifying system for identifying a medical tool like a surgical instrument9 Jun 2022US 2022/0175487 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Information bearing medium and information processing system28 Apr 2022US 2022/0129647 A1Bandai Co., Ltd.
- Universal peripheral extender architecture, system, and method9 Dec 2021US 2021/0382749 A1Kingston Digital, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Free-traveling manipulator with optical feedback control and methods75US 5,570,992 A1996
- Method and apparatus for generating, storing, reproducing, and displaying image information30US 5,177,645 A1993
- Low insertion force card reader29US 4,236,667 AAMP Incorporated · 1980
- Automatic manipulator with reservoir and methods17US 5,281,079 A1994
- IC card and socket connections10US 5,650,916 AInternational Business Machines Corporation · 1997