G07B 2017/00725
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Official title: {Reading symbols, e.g. OCR}
G07B2017/00725 (Reading symbols) appears on 98 US grants and 74 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G07B- Granted patents
- 98
- Published applications
- 74
- Assignees
- 39
- Inventors
- 193
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 3 |
| 2002 | 5 | 3 |
| 2003 | 4 | 6 |
| 2004 | 2 | 10 |
| 2005 | 5 | 7 |
| 2006 | 5 | 6 |
| 2007 | 1 | 6 |
| 2008 | 4 | 3 |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010 | 4 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Handling of mail items16 Jun 2026US 12,657,964 B2Stamp Free Limited
- Data stream enabled return mail services21 Apr 2026US 12,608,983 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Activatable postage3 Jun 2025US 12,322,215 B2Hallmark Cards, Incorporated
- Methods and systems of handwriting recognition in virtualized-mail services3 Dec 2024US 12,159,474 B2
- Persistent feature based image rotation and candidate region of interest3 Sep 2024US 12,080,092 B2United States Postal Service
- Data Stream Enabled Return Mail Services27 Aug 2026US 2026/0253454 A1Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Systems and methods for processing items19 Dec 2024US 2024/0420499 A1United States Postal Service
- Activatable postage3 Oct 2024US 2024/0331452 A1Hallmark Cards, Incorporated
- Improvements in or relating to handling of mail items4 Apr 2024US 2024/0112502 A1Stamp Free Limited
- Methods and systems of printed text recognition in virtualized-mail services30 Nov 2023US 2023/0386240 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Delivery point validation system468US 8,117,462 B2United States Postal Service · 2012
- System and method for purchase and application of postage using personal computer229US 5,319,562 A1994
- System for printing encrypted messages with bar-code representation223US 4,660,221 APitney Bowes Inc. · 1987
- Unique identifier bar code on stamps and apparatus and method for monitoring stamp usage with identifier bar codes217US 6,415,983 B1Canada Post Corporation · 2002
- Mail delivery system with arrival monitoring214US 5,043,908 APitney Bowes Inc. · 1991