G07F 11/007
Wherein the storage and dispensing mechanism are configurable in relation to the
Official title: {wherein the storage and dispensing mechanism are configurable in relation to the physical or geometrical properties of the articles to be stored or dispensed}
G07F11/007 (Wherein the storage and dispensing mechanism are configurable in relation to the) appears on 94 US grants and 130 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G07F- Granted patents
- 94
- Published applications
- 130
- Assignees
- 81
- Inventors
- 221
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
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| 2006 | 2 | 7 |
| 2007 | 2 | 5 |
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| 2017 | 4 | 1 |
| 2018 | 4 | 7 |
| 2019 | 2 | 13 |
| 2020 | 8 | 12 |
| 2021 | 8 | 14 |
| 2022 | 11 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4 | 11 |
| 2025 | 6 | 5 |
| 2026 | 3 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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