G07F 11/72
Auxiliary equipment
Official title: Auxiliary equipment, e.g. for lighting cigars, opening bottles
G07F11/72 (Auxiliary equipment) appears on 92 US grants and 152 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G07F- Granted patents
- 92
- Published applications
- 152
- Assignees
- 64
- Inventors
- 301
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 4 |
| 2003 | 1 | 5 |
| 2004 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | 6 | 11 |
| 2006 | 4 | 9 |
| 2007 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 0 | 6 |
| 2009 | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 3 | 5 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 11 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 6 | 13 |
| 2023 | 15 | 16 |
| 2024 | 11 | 13 |
| 2025 | 5 | 12 |
| 2026 | 5 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Lottery ticket vending machine21 Jul 2026US 12,688,757 B2Brightstar Global Solutions Corporation
- Artificial intelligence-operated autonomous point-of-sale cabinet/refrigerator operation systems and provision of retractable video cameras for these systems (machine learning and computer vision)16 Jun 2026US 12,657,564 B2Intuitivo Tech LLC
- Systems and methods for vending and/or purchasing mobile phones and other electronic devices2 Jun 2026US 12,646,041 B2ecoATM, LLC
- Robotic vending machine system26 May 2026US 12,640,000 B2W. W. Grainger, Inc.
- Systems and methods for vending and/or purchasing mobile phones and other electronic devices7 Apr 2026US 12,597,004 B2ecoATM, LLC
- Lottery ticket vending machine8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311568 A1Brightstar Global Solutions Corporation
- Smart Cigar Vending Machine with Built-in Cutter, Match Dispenser, and Advanced Climate Control24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290109 A1
- Modular storage compartments with configurable lids6 Aug 2026US 2026/0229083 A1W. W. Grainger, Inc.
- Contactless product dispensing systems and methods19 Mar 2026US 2026/0080734 A1PepsiCo, Inc.
- Autonomous Food Vending Machine with Cold Storage, On-Demand Heating, and Personalized Meal Recommendation System19 Mar 2026US 2026/0080736 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Co-dispensing snack food products and beverages from a vending machine112US 5,613,620 ARecot, Inc. · 1997
- Co-dispensing snack food products and beverages from a vending machine65US 5,445,287 ARecot, Inc. · 1995
- Dual dispenser52US 5,167,345 ABobrick Washroom Equipment, Inc. · 1992
- Methods and systems for detecting screen covers on electronic devices51US 9,885,672 B2ecoATM, LLC · 2018
- Automated condiment dispensing system46US 7,258,247 B2Expense Management, Inc. · 2007