G07B 15/06
Arrangements for road pricing or congestion charging of vehicles or vehicle users
Official title: Arrangements for road pricing or congestion charging of vehicles or vehicle users, e.g. automatic toll systems
G07B15/06 (Arrangements for road pricing or congestion charging of vehicles or vehicle users) appears on 1,012 US grants and 1,075 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G07B- Granted patents
- 1,012
- Published applications
- 1,075
- Assignees
- 450
- Inventors
- 1,900
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 19 | 0 |
| 1998 | 36 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 22 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | 4 |
| 2002 | 21 | 33 |
| 2003 | 18 | 18 |
| 2004 | 14 | 40 |
| 2005 | 15 | 34 |
| 2006 | 26 | 41 |
| 2007 | 19 | 36 |
| 2008 | 20 | 32 |
| 2009 | 23 | 33 |
| 2010 | 22 | 44 |
| 2011 | 22 | 41 |
| 2012 | 30 | 34 |
| 2013 | 37 | 48 |
| 2014 | 36 | 39 |
| 2015 | 25 | 46 |
| 2016 | 25 | 49 |
| 2017 | 37 | 54 |
| 2018 | 45 | 79 |
| 2019 | 55 | 73 |
| 2020 | 65 | 75 |
| 2021 | 48 | 55 |
| 2022 | 49 | 51 |
| 2023 | 32 | 38 |
| 2024 | 33 | 34 |
| 2025 | 36 | 24 |
| 2026 | 16 | 20 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Platform for vehicle based tolling and telematics8 Sep 2026US 12,731,442 B2Chroma Transit Tech LLC
- Communication apparatus and method18 Aug 2026US 12,712,265 B2Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
- System for managing electronic card of vehicle, apparatus therefor, and method therefor11 Aug 2026US 12,705,933 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Vehicle and control method of vehicle21 Jul 2026US 12,688,495 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Support structure for communication device16 Jun 2026US 12,654,799 B2Suzuki Motor Corporation
- Vehicle Tracking System Using Smart Phone as Active Transponder24 Sep 2026US 2026/0292460 A1Amtech Systems, LLC
- Systems and methods for optimizing traffic flow based on future roadway conditions10 Sep 2026US 2026/0268763 A1Cintra US Services, LLC
- System and method for cellular network based vehicle toll and tax deduction3 Sep 2026US 2026/0260521 A1Jio Platforms Limited
- Vehicle detection sensor and vehicle detection sensor program20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243881 A1Optex Co., Ltd.
- Privacy-Preserving Vehicle Communication Framework for Seamless Stakeholder Engagement20 Aug 2026US 2026/0246763 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Communication and proximity authorization systems573US 6,490,443 B1Automated Business Companies · 2002
- Communication and proximity authorization systems518US 7,110,744 B2Automated Business Companies · 2006
- Multi-stage transponder wake-up, method and structure454US 5,621,412 ATexas Instruments Incorporated · 1997
- Two-way radio-based electronic toll collection method and system for highway399US 6,342,844 B12002
- RFID system in communication with vehicle on-board computer394US 6,112,152 AMicron Technology, Inc. · 2000