G07F 1/04
Coin chutes
G07F1/04 (Coin chutes) appears on 345 US grants and 154 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G07F- Granted patents
- 345
- Published applications
- 154
- Assignees
- 158
- Inventors
- 515
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 20 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 16 | 0 |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 4 |
| 2002 | 7 | 12 |
| 2003 | 16 | 9 |
| 2004 | 8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 |
| 2006 | 5 | 14 |
| 2007 | 8 | 12 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 |
| 2009 | 10 | 12 |
| 2010 | 5 | 4 |
| 2011 | 8 | 4 |
| 2012 | 4 | 5 |
| 2013 | 10 | 5 |
| 2014 | 6 | 9 |
| 2015 | 5 | 8 |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 |
| 2017 | 5 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 4 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Coin handling apparatus8 Sep 2026US 12,731,453 B2Asahi Seiko Kabushiki Kaisha
- Fraud prevention mechanism, paper sheet transport device, and paper sheet handling device25 Aug 2026US 12,718,644 B2Japan Cash Machine Co., Ltd.
- Coin feeding unit, a module comprising said coin feeding unit, and a coin handling machine3 Mar 2026US 12,567,298 B2Scan Coin AB
- Coin processing apparatus3 Feb 2026US 12,542,022 B2Glory Ltd.
- Coin selector and automatic service machine3 Sep 2024US 12,080,119 B2Asahi Seiko Kabushiki Kaisha
- Article supply apparatus16 Jul 2026US 2026/0204122 A1Bandai Co., Ltd.
- Coin processing device18 Jun 2026US 2026/0170896 A1Japan Cash Machine Co., Ltd.
- Fraud prevention mechanism, paper sheet transport device, and paper sheet handling device14 Nov 2024US 2024/0378936 A1Japan Cash Machine Co., Ltd.
- Cover, cash inlet, and cash handling apparatus29 Aug 2024US 2024/0290161 A1Glory Ltd.
- Money exchange reservation method using on-site money exchange kiosk13 Jun 2024US 2024/0193683 A1Ooddy Co., Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for improved coin, bill and other currency acceptance and slug or counterfeit rejection230US 5,167,313 AMars, Incorporated · 1992
- Sensing of coin output from a gaming device to reduce incorrect number of coins output171US 6,003,651 AInternational Game Technology · 1999
- Coin accepting device144US 3,998,309 ABally Manufacturing Corporation · 1976
- Method and apparatus for conditioning coins prior to discrimination121US 5,842,916 ACoinstar, Inc. · 1998
- Coin counter/sorter and coupon/voucher dispensing machine and method114US 7,028,827 B1Coinstar, Inc. · 2006