G07B
Ticket-issuing apparatus
Official title: Ticket-issuing apparatus; fare-registering apparatus; franking apparatus
G07B (Ticket-issuing apparatus) appears on 5,916 US grants and 5,384 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G07B- Granted patents
- 5,916
- Published applications
- 5,384
- Assignees
- 1,766
- Inventors
- 8,934
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 41 | 0 |
| 1977 | 29 | 0 |
| 1978 | 34 | 0 |
| 1979 | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | 30 | 0 |
| 1981 | 43 | 0 |
| 1982 | 45 | 0 |
| 1983 | 32 | 0 |
| 1984 | 34 | 0 |
| 1985 | 56 | 0 |
| 1986 | 63 | 0 |
| 1987 | 67 | 0 |
| 1988 | 70 | 0 |
| 1989 | 124 | 0 |
| 1990 | 112 | 0 |
| 1991 | 82 | 0 |
| 1992 | 92 | 0 |
| 1993 | 104 | 0 |
| 1994 | 93 | 0 |
| 1995 | 106 | 0 |
| 1996 | 92 | 0 |
| 1997 | 122 | 0 |
| 1998 | 193 | 0 |
| 1999 | 140 | 0 |
| 2000 | 159 | 0 |
| 2001 | 145 | 63 |
| 2002 | 144 | 245 |
| 2003 | 116 | 240 |
| 2004 | 139 | 306 |
| 2005 | 145 | 261 |
| 2006 | 161 | 242 |
| 2007 | 134 | 274 |
| 2008 | 129 | 218 |
| 2009 | 122 | 200 |
| 2010 | 151 | 183 |
| 2011 | 167 | 172 |
| 2012 | 152 | 168 |
| 2013 | 152 | 191 |
| 2014 | 157 | 212 |
| 2015 | 143 | 214 |
| 2016 | 118 | 218 |
| 2017 | 153 | 239 |
| 2018 | 175 | 276 |
| 2019 | 229 | 273 |
| 2020 | 211 | 255 |
| 2021 | 169 | 214 |
| 2022 | 198 | 203 |
| 2023 | 148 | 147 |
| 2024 | 154 | 175 |
| 2025 | 139 | 122 |
| 2026 | 86 | 73 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- G07B 15/00Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one2,691
- G07B 17/00Franking apparatus2,610
- G07B 1/00Machines for printing and issuing tickets220
- G07B 11/00Apparatus for validating or cancelling issued tickets165
- G07B 5/00Details of, or auxiliary devices for, ticket-issuing machines152
- G07B 13/00Taximeters149
- G07B 3/00Machines for issuing preprinted tickets139
- G07B 7/00Holders providing direct manual access to the tickets15
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Recent patents
- Multiple mail piece assembly and wrapping system6 Oct 2026US 12,755,329 B2Broadridge Output Solutions, Inc.
- Parking meter system6 Oct 2026US 12,755,580 B2Municipal Parking Services, Inc.
- Security, luggage tracking, and machine learning models29 Sep 2026US 12,749,349 B2
- Platform for vehicle based tolling and telematics8 Sep 2026US 12,731,442 B2Chroma Transit Tech LLC
- Secure environment public register (SEPR)1 Sep 2026US 12,724,877 B1P4 X Group, Inc.
- Lottery ticket storage and dispensing cassette8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311518 A1
- Method of providing parking lot guidance service, vehicle terminal therefor, and vehicle having same1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301571 A1Hyundai Motor Company
- Automated parking management system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290168 A1Inflow Inc.
- Vehicle Tracking System Using Smart Phone as Active Transponder24 Sep 2026US 2026/0292460 A1Amtech Systems, LLC
- Scannerless venue entry and location techniques17 Sep 2026US 2026/0279127 A1Flash Seats, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automated transaction system with modular printhead having print authentication feature1,071US 4,864,618 AWright Technologies, L.P. · 1989
- Apparatus and method for electronically dispensing personalized greeting cards and gifts790US 5,513,117 A1996
- Wireless telephony for collecting tolls, conducting financial transactions, and authorizing other activities678US 5,991,749 A1999
- Multi-venue ticketing using smart cards663US 6,216,227 B1Sun Microsystems, Inc. · 2001
- Automated ticket sales and dispensing system662US 5,408,417 A1995