G07D 7/00
Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers
Official title: Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers or for segregating those which are unacceptable, e.g. banknotes that are alien to a currency
G07D7/00 (Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers) appears on 3,958 US grants and 3,719 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G07D- Granted patents
- 3,958
- Published applications
- 3,719
- Assignees
- 1,173
- Inventors
- 5,406
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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| 2002 | 80 | 131 |
| 2003 | 91 | 162 |
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| 2005 | 83 | 215 |
| 2006 | 134 | 150 |
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| 2023 | 89 | 87 |
| 2024 | 86 | 83 |
| 2025 | 93 | 65 |
| 2026 | 37 | 41 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G07D 7/06Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers2,132
- G07D 7/20Testing patterns thereon1,117
- G07D 7/004Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers933
- G07D 7/003Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers769
- G07D 7/04Testing magnetic properties of the materials thereof494
- G07D 7/005Testing security markings invisible to the naked eye304
- G07D 7/181Testing mechanical properties or condition297
- G07D 7/16Testing the dimensions218
All 13 subgroupsShow fewer
- G07D 7/01Testing electronic circuits therein115
- G07D 7/17Apparatus characterised by positioning means or by means responsive to positioning102
- G07D 7/02Testing electrical properties of the materials thereof92
- G07D 7/14Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers65
- G07D 7/15Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers12
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- Optical component of a security article25 Aug 2026US 12,715,235 B2Viavi Solutions Inc.
- Counterfeit note detection via machine olfaction chemical analysis28 Jul 2026US 12,694,741 B2Bank of America Corporation
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- Optical sensor for bill validation21 Jul 2026US 12,688,745 B2Japan Cash Machine Co., Ltd.
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- Biodegradable value-document substrate17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273985 A1Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology GmbH
- Media item validation for media terminals17 Sep 2026US 2026/0279131 A1Cardtronics USA, Inc.
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