G07B 15/00
Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one
Official title: Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points (handling coins or valuable papers, e.g. banknotes, G07D; apparatus for vending or hiring articles or services activated by coins, credit cards, paper currency or the like G07F7/00, G07F17/00)
G07B15/00 (Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one) appears on 2,691 US grants and 3,472 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G07B- Granted patents
- 2,691
- Published applications
- 3,472
- Assignees
- 1,218
- Inventors
- 5,627
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 14 | 0 |
| 1990 | 19 | 0 |
| 1991 | 14 | 0 |
| 1992 | 29 | 0 |
| 1993 | 29 | 0 |
| 1994 | 21 | 0 |
| 1995 | 26 | 0 |
| 1996 | 32 | 0 |
| 1997 | 30 | 0 |
| 1998 | 57 | 0 |
| 1999 | 36 | 0 |
| 2000 | 45 | 0 |
| 2001 | 47 | 22 |
| 2002 | 47 | 112 |
| 2003 | 42 | 87 |
| 2004 | 39 | 130 |
| 2005 | 48 | 95 |
| 2006 | 65 | 99 |
| 2007 | 52 | 114 |
| 2008 | 54 | 107 |
| 2009 | 52 | 96 |
| 2010 | 52 | 97 |
| 2011 | 56 | 98 |
| 2012 | 61 | 113 |
| 2013 | 80 | 141 |
| 2014 | 97 | 153 |
| 2015 | 91 | 180 |
| 2016 | 81 | 184 |
| 2017 | 109 | 211 |
| 2018 | 134 | 227 |
| 2019 | 187 | 221 |
| 2020 | 167 | 218 |
| 2021 | 140 | 192 |
| 2022 | 158 | 169 |
| 2023 | 121 | 122 |
| 2024 | 115 | 131 |
| 2025 | 102 | 95 |
| 2026 | 66 | 58 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Parking meter system6 Oct 2026US 12,755,580 B2Municipal Parking Services, Inc.
- 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.
- Systems and methods for tracking access to an area using ultra-wideband radio technology25 Aug 2026US 12,718,640 B2VeriFone, Inc.
- Partial uses of clustered access rights25 Aug 2026US 12,719,844 B2Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
- 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
- Systems and methods for optimizing traffic flow based on future roadway conditions10 Sep 2026US 2026/0268763 A1Cintra US Services, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- Communication and proximity authorization systems573US 6,490,443 B1Automated Business Companies · 2002
- Automated vehicle tracking and service provision system528US 6,240,365 B12001
- Communication and proximity authorization systems518US 7,110,744 B2Automated Business Companies · 2006