G06K 7/06
Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers: by means which conduct current
Official title: by means which conduct current when a mark is sensed or absent, e.g. contact brush for a conductive mark
G06K7/06 (Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers: by means which conduct current) appears on 96 US grants and 67 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06K- Granted patents
- 96
- Published applications
- 67
- Assignees
- 64
- Inventors
- 138
- Latest grant
- 19 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 5 | 7 |
| 2016 | 3 | 8 |
| 2017 | 8 | 5 |
| 2018 | 7 | 8 |
| 2019 | 5 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 8 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- System and method to prevent unauthorized usage of card readers and modular electronic funds transfer point of sale device19 May 2026US 12,632,869 B2Stripe, Inc.
- System and methods to prevent unauthorized usage of card readers10 Feb 2026US 12,548,033 B2Stripe, Inc.
- System and method to prevent unauthorized usage of card readers and modular electronic funds transfer point of sale device17 Dec 2024US 12,169,841 B2Stripe, Inc.
- System and methods to prevent unauthorized usage of card readers22 Oct 2024US 12,125,041 B2Stripe, Inc.
- Key entry device9 Jul 2024US 12,033,019 B2VeriFone, Inc.
- Opening detection device5 Feb 2026US 2026/0036714 A1Uacj Corporation
- System and method to prevent unauthorized usage of card readers and modular electronic funds transfer point of sale device27 Mar 2025US 2025/0104084 A1Stripe, Inc.
- System and methods to prevent unauthorized usage of card readers30 Jan 2025US 2025/0037136 A1Stripe, Inc.
- Key entry device7 Sep 2023US 2023/0281402 A1VeriFone, Inc.
- System and methods to prevent unauthorized usage of card readers31 Aug 2023US 2023/0274284 A1Stripe, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Data-transfer system179US 4,007,355 ASociete anonyme dite: Societe Internationale pour l'Innovation · 1977
- Portable digital map reader164US 5,552,989 A1996
- Methods of data storage and data storage systems149US 3,971,916 ASociete Internationale · 1976
- Integrated circuit transponder in a pneumatic tire for tire identification140US 4,911,217 AThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company · 1990
- Locating system and process96US 5,771,003 AElenco Electronics, Inc. · 1998