G06V 20/625
License plates
Official title: {License plates}
G06V20/625 (License plates) appears on 886 US grants and 1,212 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06V- Granted patents
- 886
- Published applications
- 1,212
- Assignees
- 520
- Inventors
- 2,322
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 6 |
| 2006 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 7 |
| 2009 | 2 | 9 |
| 2010 | 3 | 16 |
| 2011 | 5 | 9 |
| 2012 | 11 | 8 |
| 2013 | 13 | 33 |
| 2014 | 23 | 53 |
| 2015 | 39 | 27 |
| 2016 | 34 | 45 |
| 2017 | 44 | 58 |
| 2018 | 49 | 70 |
| 2019 | 52 | 84 |
| 2020 | 71 | 115 |
| 2021 | 92 | 125 |
| 2022 | 89 | 115 |
| 2023 | 96 | 123 |
| 2024 | 91 | 113 |
| 2025 | 91 | 109 |
| 2026 | 67 | 77 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method and system for associating a license plate number with a user6 Oct 2026US 12,754,905 B2Genetec Inc.
- Information processing apparatus, information processing method, information processing system, and computer readable medium6 Oct 2026US 12,755,550 B2NEC Corporation
- System and methods for automatically detecting double parking violations6 Oct 2026US 12,755,562 B2Hayden AI Technologies, Inc.
- Apparatus and method for estimating location of vehicle15 Sep 2026US 12,736,352 B2SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
- Method and system for driving negotiation for vehicles with cooperation between CCTV and road side unit15 Sep 2026US 12,738,156 B2Autocrypt Co., Ltd.
- Smart post system for vehicle authentication and charging/fueling8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307526 A1Prologis, L.P.
- Methods and systems for a person and/or a vehicle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311533 A1Skidata AG
- AI-Assisted Vehicle Communication and Safety System for Tailgating Detection8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311595 A1
- Vehicle trunk/liftgate unlocking by a wearable electronic device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296368 A1Motorola Mobility LLC
- Automated parking management system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290168 A1Inflow Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vehicle monitoring system483US 5,809,161 ACommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation · 1998
- Controlling use of a single multi-vehicle parking space and a restricted location within the single multi-vehicle parking space using multiple cameras242US 8,830,322 B2Cloudparc, Inc. · 2014
- Apparatus for reading a license plate163US 4,817,166 APerceptics Corporation · 1989
- Method for suspect identification using scanning of surveillance media119US 6,975,346 B2International Business Machines Corporation · 2005
- Automated license plate locator and reader including perspective distortion correction113US 5,651,075 AHughes Missile Systems Company · 1997