G07D 11/20
Controlling or monitoring the operation of devices
Official title: Controlling or monitoring the operation of devices; Data handling
G07D11/20 (Controlling or monitoring the operation of devices) appears on 1,305 US grants and 1,401 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G07D- Granted patents
- 1,305
- Published applications
- 1,401
- Assignees
- 284
- Inventors
- 2,246
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 16 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 4 |
| 2002 | 17 | 26 |
| 2003 | 20 | 39 |
| 2004 | 24 | 50 |
| 2005 | 29 | 41 |
| 2006 | 24 | 29 |
| 2007 | 19 | 38 |
| 2008 | 24 | 36 |
| 2009 | 26 | 40 |
| 2010 | 41 | 56 |
| 2011 | 43 | 47 |
| 2012 | 52 | 45 |
| 2013 | 61 | 38 |
| 2014 | 60 | 71 |
| 2015 | 58 | 68 |
| 2016 | 57 | 69 |
| 2017 | 58 | 73 |
| 2018 | 78 | 90 |
| 2019 | 63 | 66 |
| 2020 | 60 | 82 |
| 2021 | 64 | 82 |
| 2022 | 56 | 82 |
| 2023 | 62 | 59 |
| 2024 | 61 | 72 |
| 2025 | 65 | 61 |
| 2026 | 38 | 37 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Business support system and business support method6 Oct 2026US 12,755,595 B2Glory Ltd.
- Detecting vending of items from inventory tracks of item dispensing systems6 Oct 2026US 12,755,597 B2Ellenby Technologies, Inc.
- Transaction system, transaction apparatus, and transaction method25 Aug 2026US 12,718,218 B2Glory Ltd.
- Fraud prevention mechanism, paper sheet transport device, and paper sheet handling device25 Aug 2026US 12,718,644 B2Japan Cash Machine Co., Ltd.
- Pressurized security enclosures for media terminals25 Aug 2026US 12,718,646 B2NCR Atleos Corporation
- Method for enhanching efficiency of media replenishment in media cassettes1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301502 A1Cardtronics USA, Inc.
- Paper sheet transport device and paper sheet handling device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0303741 A1
- Coin handling apparatus24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290106 A1Glory Ltd.
- Multi-mode bulk banknote feeder24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290107 A1Crane Payment Innovations, Inc.
- Money handling apparatus and method of outputting information17 Sep 2026US 2026/0279129 A1Glory Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Versatile automatic transaction equipment226US 4,166,945 AHitachi, Ltd. · 1979
- Automated document processing system using full image scanning224US 7,619,721 B2Cummins-Allison Corp. · 2009
- Currency bill tracking system209US 7,903,863 B2Cummins-Allison Corp. · 2011
- Method for semi-continuous currency processing using separator cards208US 5,917,930 ACurrency Systems International · 1999
- Method and apparatus for document processing194US 6,311,819 B1Cummins-Allison Corp. · 2001