G07D 7/12
Visible light, infrared or ultraviolet radiation
G07D7/12 (Visible light, infrared or ultraviolet radiation) appears on 2,043 US grants and 1,873 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G07D- Granted patents
- 2,043
- Published applications
- 1,873
- Assignees
- 711
- Inventors
- 3,005
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 12 | 0 |
| 1982 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 23 | 0 |
| 1985 | 25 | 0 |
| 1986 | 16 | 0 |
| 1987 | 15 | 0 |
| 1988 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | 20 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | 20 | 0 |
| 1996 | 24 | 0 |
| 1997 | 24 | 0 |
| 1998 | 40 | 0 |
| 1999 | 39 | 0 |
| 2000 | 42 | 0 |
| 2001 | 34 | 20 |
| 2002 | 37 | 63 |
| 2003 | 42 | 76 |
| 2004 | 57 | 80 |
| 2005 | 43 | 99 |
| 2006 | 67 | 71 |
| 2007 | 50 | 81 |
| 2008 | 56 | 94 |
| 2009 | 65 | 83 |
| 2010 | 72 | 91 |
| 2011 | 79 | 83 |
| 2012 | 84 | 100 |
| 2013 | 102 | 85 |
| 2014 | 91 | 90 |
| 2015 | 86 | 91 |
| 2016 | 72 | 87 |
| 2017 | 80 | 90 |
| 2018 | 75 | 77 |
| 2019 | 88 | 77 |
| 2020 | 66 | 63 |
| 2021 | 50 | 56 |
| 2022 | 46 | 56 |
| 2023 | 43 | 49 |
| 2024 | 48 | 51 |
| 2025 | 57 | 34 |
| 2026 | 21 | 26 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Sensor and method for checking documents of value, sensor system and document of value processing device1 Sep 2026US 12,725,480 B2Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology GmbH
- Optical component of a security article25 Aug 2026US 12,715,235 B2Viavi Solutions Inc.
- Smart ATM cassette28 Jul 2026US 12,694,742 B2Capital One Services, LLC
- Media item validation for media terminals30 Jun 2026US 12,670,760 B2Cardtronics USA, Inc.
- Generating a unique code from orientation information16 Jun 2026US 12,657,415 B2DUST Identity, Inc.
- Media item validation for media terminals17 Sep 2026US 2026/0279131 A1Cardtronics USA, Inc.
- Gaming chip and management system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0279153 A1Angel Group Co., Ltd.
- Covert machine-readable micro-optic feature embedded in lens layer13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233550 A1Crane Co.
- Security marking and verification system13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235516 A1Sun Chemical Corporation
- Device and method for preparing a transport of a document of value, device and method for checking the authenticity of an invalidated document of value, system and method for destroying a document of value13 Aug 2026US 2026/0236614 A1Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and system for digital image signatures682US 5,721,788 ACorbis Corporation · 1998
- Method and apparatus for electronic image processing of documents for accounting purposes574US 4,264,808 ANCR Corporation · 1981
- Automated document processing system using full image scanning452US 6,363,164 B1Cummins-Allison Corp. · 2002
- Automated customer initiated entry remittance processing system446US 5,326,959 A1994
- Financial transaction processing systems and methods431US 6,097,834 APayStation America Inc. · 2000