G07C
Time or attendance registers
Official title: Time or attendance registers; registering or indicating the working of machines; generating random numbers; voting or lottery apparatus; arrangements, systems or apparatus for checking not provided for elsewhere
G07C (Time or attendance registers) appears on 35,423 US grants and 40,759 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G07C- Granted patents
- 35,423
- Published applications
- 40,759
- Assignees
- 9,659
- Inventors
- 64,700
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 121 | 0 |
| 1977 | 105 | 0 |
| 1978 | 85 | 0 |
| 1979 | 82 | 0 |
| 1980 | 97 | 0 |
| 1981 | 108 | 0 |
| 1982 | 86 | 0 |
| 1983 | 89 | 0 |
| 1984 | 102 | 0 |
| 1985 | 140 | 0 |
| 1986 | 143 | 0 |
| 1987 | 187 | 0 |
| 1988 | 170 | 0 |
| 1989 | 254 | 0 |
| 1990 | 193 | 0 |
| 1991 | 208 | 0 |
| 1992 | 190 | 0 |
| 1993 | 198 | 0 |
| 1994 | 218 | 0 |
| 1995 | 216 | 0 |
| 1996 | 249 | 0 |
| 1997 | 266 | 0 |
| 1998 | 351 | 0 |
| 1999 | 317 | 0 |
| 2000 | 331 | 0 |
| 2001 | 331 | 174 |
| 2002 | 357 | 679 |
| 2003 | 370 | 753 |
| 2004 | 421 | 892 |
| 2005 | 424 | 895 |
| 2006 | 559 | 1056 |
| 2007 | 462 | 1037 |
| 2008 | 494 | 1029 |
| 2009 | 505 | 885 |
| 2010 | 575 | 873 |
| 2011 | 603 | 722 |
| 2012 | 700 | 902 |
| 2013 | 742 | 932 |
| 2014 | 833 | 1405 |
| 2015 | 1063 | 1616 |
| 2016 | 1284 | 1857 |
| 2017 | 1682 | 2231 |
| 2018 | 1866 | 2517 |
| 2019 | 2232 | 2852 |
| 2020 | 2365 | 3059 |
| 2021 | 2268 | 3119 |
| 2022 | 2359 | 2832 |
| 2023 | 2385 | 2508 |
| 2024 | 2465 | 2325 |
| 2025 | 2157 | 2092 |
| 2026 | 1415 | 1517 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- G07C 9/00Individual registration on entry or exit16,924
- G07C 5/00Registering or indicating the working of vehicles15,084
- G07C 2209/00Indexing scheme relating to groups g07c9/00 - g07c9/38Indexing code3,434
- G07C 3/00Registering or indicating the condition or the working of machines or other1,531
- G07C 1/00Registering, indicating or recording the time of events or elapsed time1,347
- G07C 2205/00Indexing scheme relating to group g07c5/00Indexing code756
- G07C 13/00Voting apparatus748
- G07C 15/00Generating random numbers574
Recent patents
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- User interfaces for managing car key credentials6 Oct 2026US 12,752,737 B2Apple Inc.
- Vehicle anti-theft system6 Oct 2026US 12,752,738 B2
- Vehicle6 Oct 2026US 12,752,739 B2Mico Latta Inc.
- Electronic apparatus for controlling function of vehicle, and method thereby6 Oct 2026US 12,752,797 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Systems and methods for predicting loose connection in battery energy storage system for electric vehicle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307493 A1LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
- Automated vehicle integration of battery string8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307528 A1PACCAR Inc
- Method for controlling vehicle power operation8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307606 A1Hyundai Motor Company
- Detecting automotive communication cable degradation without interrupting normal operations8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307608 A1Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
- Wireless charger with nfc reader to control vehicle access8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307620 A1Deere & Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- System and method for monitoring and controlling remote devices1,585US 6,437,692 B1StatSignal Systems, Inc. · 2002
- Athlete's GPS-based performance monitor1,263US 6,013,007 ALiquid Spark, LLC · 2000
- Tokenless identification system for authorization of electronic transactions and electronic transmissions1,201US 5,613,012 ASmartTouch, Inc. · 1997
- System for indicating the expiration of the useful operating life of a pulse oximetry sensor1,162US 6,515,273 B2Masimo Corporation · 2003
- Methods for surveying dissemination of proprietary empirical data1,132US 5,862,260 ADigimarc Corporation · 1999