G06Q 20/346
Cards serving only as information carrier of service
Official title: {Cards serving only as information carrier of service}
G06Q20/346 (Cards serving only as information carrier of service) appears on 517 US grants and 517 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06Q- Granted patents
- 517
- Published applications
- 517
- Assignees
- 265
- Inventors
- 946
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 14 |
| 2002 | 10 | 25 |
| 2003 | 9 | 44 |
| 2004 | 21 | 39 |
| 2005 | 13 | 44 |
| 2006 | 26 | 15 |
| 2007 | 23 | 26 |
| 2008 | 19 | 12 |
| 2009 | 14 | 33 |
| 2010 | 17 | 16 |
| 2011 | 26 | 18 |
| 2012 | 12 | 9 |
| 2013 | 19 | 13 |
| 2014 | 14 | 17 |
| 2015 | 14 | 11 |
| 2016 | 10 | 18 |
| 2017 | 9 | 13 |
| 2018 | 8 | 16 |
| 2019 | 13 | 19 |
| 2020 | 15 | 18 |
| 2021 | 20 | 28 |
| 2022 | 19 | 24 |
| 2023 | 18 | 11 |
| 2024 | 11 | 20 |
| 2025 | 14 | 7 |
| 2026 | 4 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Multi-function electronic payment card and device system15 Sep 2026US 12,737,748 B2CardWare, Inc.
- Dynamically linking machine-readable codes to digital accounts for loading of application data30 Jun 2026US 12,670,481 B2Paypal, Inc.
- Instant provenance platform19 May 2026US 12,632,856 B2
- Systems and methods for generation and use of a distributed private key with a distributed ledger network21 Apr 2026US 12,608,703 B2JPMorgan Chase Bank, N. A.
- Multi-function smart tokenizing electronic payment device23 Dec 2025US 12,505,423 B2CardWare, Inc.
- Method and apparatus for executing deduction service, storage medium, and electronic device20 Aug 2026US 2026/0245065 A1Alipay (Hangzhou) Digital Service Technology Co., Ltd.
- Multi-function smart tokenizing electronic payment device9 Jul 2026US 2026/0195733 A1CardWare, Inc.
- Multi-function smart tokenizing electronic payment device2 Jul 2026US 2026/0187619 A1CardWare, Inc.
- Multi-function smart tokenizing electronic payment device23 Apr 2026US 2026/0111870 A1CardWare, Inc.
- Instant provenance platform23 Apr 2026US 2026/0111885 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Game machine data transfer system utilizing portable data units1,070US 5,179,517 ABally Manufacturing Corporation · 1993
- On-line wagering system with programmable game entry cards645US 4,764,666 AGTECH Corporation · 1988
- On-line wagering system with programmable game entry cards and operator security cards629US 4,882,473 AGTECH Corporation · 1989
- Physical presence digital authentication system591US 6,607,136 B1BeepCard Ltd. · 2003
- Secure credit card having daily changed security number590US 7,051,929 B22006