G06M 3/00
Counters with additional facilities
G06M3/00 (Counters with additional facilities) appears on 183 US grants and 86 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06M- Granted patents
- 183
- Published applications
- 86
- Assignees
- 133
- Inventors
- 341
- Latest grant
- 15 Jul 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 17 | 0 |
| 1977 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 6 |
| 2014 | 4 | 6 |
| 2015 | 9 | 12 |
| 2016 | 5 | 4 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 |
| 2018 | 5 | 7 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 8 | 2 |
| 2021 | 5 | 6 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G06M 3/02Counters with additional facilities: for performing an operation at a predetermined value71
- G06M 3/12Counters with additional facilities: for preventing incorrect actuation41
- G06M 3/06Counters with additional facilities: for printing or separately displaying result of count31
- G06M 3/08Counters with additional facilities: for counting the input from several sources11
- G06M 3/14Counters with additional facilities: for registering difference of positive and negative actuations5
- G06M 3/10Counters with additional facilities: for counting denominations with unequal numbers in each0
Recent patents
- Secure pairing of devices via pairing facilitator-intermediary device15 Jul 2025US 12,357,179 B2Fitbit, Inc.
- Plug count limiter for cables3 Jun 2025US 12,322,912 B2International Business Machines Corporation
- System and method to count pills16 Jul 2024US 12,036,185 B2Optum, Inc.
- Number of steps measuring device, method, and program14 May 2024US 11,982,542 B2Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
- Activation mechanism for an aerosol dispenser16 Apr 2024US 11,957,831 B2Shl Medical AG
- Measuring device, measuring method, and recording medium26 Mar 2026US 2026/0086109 A1Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Wearable counter device18 Dec 2025US 2025/0384237 A1
- Aerosol actuator and metered dose inhaler30 Oct 2025US 2025/0332360 A1Herchi Pharmaceutical (Shandong) Co., Ltd.
- Method for creating a deep learning-based model and device for implementing the model created by said method15 May 2025US 2025/0157194 A1Neurogenesis Ia Technologies Sl
- System and method to count pills26 Sep 2024US 2024/0315928 A1Optum, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Biopsy forceps having a detachable proximal handle and distal jaws1,531US 5,454,378 ASymbiosis Corporation · 1995
- Apparatus for counting the number of times a medical instrument has been used1,356US 5,359,993 ASymbiosis Corporation · 1994
- Apparatus for counting the number of times a surgical instrument has been used1,225US 5,313,935 ASymbiosis Corporation · 1994
- Steerable flexible microsurgical instrument with rotatable clevis346US 5,439,478 ASymbiosis Corporation · 1995
- Endoscopic instruments having detachable proximal handle and distal portions283US 5,507,297 ASymbiosis Corporation · 1996