G06Q 20/342
Cards defining paid or billed services or quantities
Official title: {Cards defining paid or billed services or quantities}
G06Q20/342 (Cards defining paid or billed services or quantities) appears on 1,033 US grants and 1,362 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06Q- Granted patents
- 1,033
- Published applications
- 1,362
- Assignees
- 522
- Inventors
- 2,026
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 37 | 0 |
| 2000 | 21 | 0 |
| 2001 | 20 | 22 |
| 2002 | 24 | 85 |
| 2003 | 34 | 68 |
| 2004 | 26 | 83 |
| 2005 | 19 | 65 |
| 2006 | 34 | 29 |
| 2007 | 29 | 44 |
| 2008 | 23 | 50 |
| 2009 | 37 | 42 |
| 2010 | 46 | 35 |
| 2011 | 28 | 29 |
| 2012 | 35 | 46 |
| 2013 | 35 | 48 |
| 2014 | 37 | 74 |
| 2015 | 25 | 57 |
| 2016 | 20 | 60 |
| 2017 | 30 | 48 |
| 2018 | 31 | 38 |
| 2019 | 40 | 49 |
| 2020 | 40 | 49 |
| 2021 | 50 | 91 |
| 2022 | 58 | 78 |
| 2023 | 46 | 63 |
| 2024 | 50 | 53 |
| 2025 | 41 | 42 |
| 2026 | 10 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Integrating mobile payment application with other mobile applications while preventing security exposures6 Oct 2026US 12,755,264 B2Edison Vault, LLC
- Tamper evident prepaid card packaging29 Sep 2026US 12,746,774 B2Multi Packaging Solutions, Inc.
- Method and apparatus for controlling title to a physical object1 Sep 2026US 12,726,371 B2The Everest Project LLC
- Method and apparatus for securing blockchain keys18 Aug 2026US 12,712,752 B2The Everest Project LLC
- Digital asset transfer based on a unique physical token30 Jun 2026US 12,671,742 B2Paypal, Inc.
- System and method for monetary transaction27 Aug 2026US 2026/0253075 A1
- Digital Currency-Based Prepayment Fund Management Method, Apparatus and System20 Aug 2026US 2026/0245066 A1Digital Currency Institute , the People’s Bank of China
- Systems and methods for virtual card decline notifications23 Jul 2026US 2026/0212341 A1Capital One Services, LLC
- System and method for digital currency management using a bearer instrument2 Jul 2026US 2026/0187609 A1Arx Research, Inc.
- Systems and methods for secure activation of prepaid cards9 Apr 2026US 2026/0099834 A1Fiserv, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Referral recognition system for an incentive award program1,149US 5,537,314 AFirst Marketrust Intl. · 1996
- System and method for using an ordinary article of commerce to access a remote computer1,117US 8,131,597 B2NeoMedia Technologies, Inc. · 2012
- Electronic online commerce card with customer generated transaction proxy number for online transactions1,063US 6,000,832 AMicrosoft Corporation · 1999
- Apparatus and methods for improved credit cards and credit card transactions957US 6,422,462 B12002
- Tournament data system with game score communication between remote player terminal and central computer879US 5,083,271 A1992