G06Q 20/14
Specially adapted for billing systems
Official title: specially adapted for billing systems
G06Q20/14 (Specially adapted for billing systems) appears on 3,510 US grants and 5,466 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06Q- Granted patents
- 3,510
- Published applications
- 5,466
- Assignees
- 1,643
- Inventors
- 8,336
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 23 | 18 |
| 2002 | 16 | 104 |
| 2003 | 13 | 70 |
| 2004 | 15 | 117 |
| 2005 | 17 | 105 |
| 2006 | 35 | 98 |
| 2007 | 38 | 110 |
| 2008 | 39 | 124 |
| 2009 | 61 | 117 |
| 2010 | 93 | 103 |
| 2011 | 98 | 150 |
| 2012 | 97 | 183 |
| 2013 | 163 | 179 |
| 2014 | 161 | 300 |
| 2015 | 142 | 367 |
| 2016 | 132 | 266 |
| 2017 | 174 | 261 |
| 2018 | 165 | 273 |
| 2019 | 239 | 324 |
| 2020 | 264 | 497 |
| 2021 | 286 | 409 |
| 2022 | 316 | 316 |
| 2023 | 299 | 326 |
| 2024 | 247 | 291 |
| 2025 | 191 | 211 |
| 2026 | 91 | 147 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Platform for management of user data utilizing a data platform6 Oct 2026US 12,755,302 B2Datavault AI Inc.
- System and process for electronic payments29 Sep 2026US 12,749,059 B2Bank of Montreal
- NFT enforcement control system29 Sep 2026US 12,749,060 B2Frontage Road Holdings, LLC
- Enabling role-based operations to be performed on machine data in a machine environment15 Sep 2026US 12,739,256 B1Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Universal subscription and cryptocurrency payment management platforms and methods of use8 Sep 2026US 12,731,117 B2
- Exchange model utilizing data elements8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311151 A1Wells Fargo Bank, N. A.
- Control tower for prospective transactions8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311153 A1Wells Fargo Bank, N. A.
- Payment terminal with uwb-based vehicle detection and communication24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285187 A1VeriFone, Inc.
- Digital jukebox device with karaoke and/or photo booth features, and associated methods24 Sep 2026US 2026/0292283 A1TouchTunes Music Corporation
- Water treatment system27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250157 A1Evoqua Water Technologies LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- System and method for bill delivery and payment over a communications network1,425US 5,699,528 AMastercard International Incorporated · 1997
- Systems and methods for secure transaction management and electronic rights protection1,270US 5,982,891 AIntertrust Technologies Corporation · 1999
- Systems and methods for secure transaction management and electronic rights protection1,156US 5,910,987 AIntertrust Technologies Corporation · 1999
- Electronic bill pay system1,039US 5,465,206 AVisa International · 1995
- Video communications system having a remotely controlled central source of video and audio data1,037US 4,949,187 A1990