G07F 11/46
From movable storage containers or supports
Official title: from movable storage containers or supports
G07F11/46 (From movable storage containers or supports) appears on 758 US grants and 769 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G07F- Granted patents
- 758
- Published applications
- 769
- Assignees
- 369
- Inventors
- 1,516
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
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| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 3 |
| 2002 | 16 | 13 |
| 2003 | 16 | 28 |
| 2004 | 22 | 27 |
| 2005 | 8 | 20 |
| 2006 | 17 | 37 |
| 2007 | 11 | 27 |
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| 2010 | 28 | 30 |
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| 2019 | 44 | 55 |
| 2020 | 33 | 41 |
| 2021 | 27 | 31 |
| 2022 | 29 | 38 |
| 2023 | 30 | 43 |
| 2024 | 26 | 32 |
| 2025 | 22 | 35 |
| 2026 | 19 | 18 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Article accommodation device and article supply device11 Aug 2026US 12,705,947 B2Bandai Co., Ltd.
- Catheter hanging system14 Jul 2026US 12,678,597 B2PAR Excellence Systems, Inc.
- Object dispensing unit of spiral type23 Jun 2026US 12,664,851 B2Sanden Retail Systems Corporation
- Vertical asset management device26 May 2026US 12,640,001 B2Signifi Solutions Inc.
- Cyclic rotary dispensing device and vending device having same28 Apr 2026US 12,612,252 B2
- Single-Tap Vending System with Integrated Payment and Dispensing Operations8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311154 A1
- Automated food distribution apparatus24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290110 A1Sallapack AB
- Vacuum-based retrieving and dispensing20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242117 A1Hero Health, Inc.
- Arrangement for handling a strip of medication sachets13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235902 A1Evondos Oy
- Medication container infeed loop system and apparatus6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225755 A1Innovation Associates, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method for storing and retrieving articles286US 4,519,522 APhoto Vending Corporation · 1985
- Medication dispensing and storing system with dispensing modules254US 5,431,299 A1995
- Multi-package adjustable shelf display dispenser244US 5,190,186 AP. O. P. Displays, Inc. · 1993
- Carousel product for use in integrated restocking and dispensing system244US 6,847,861 B2McKesson Automation Inc. · 2005
- Vacuum operated medicine dispenser239US 5,405,048 AKVM Technologies, Inc. · 1995