G07F 17/00
Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles
Official title: Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
G07F17/00 (Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles) appears on 28,495 US grants and 38,652 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G07F- Granted patents
- 28,495
- Published applications
- 38,652
- Assignees
- 5,809
- Inventors
- 29,697
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 48 | 0 |
| 1977 | 39 | 0 |
| 1978 | 30 | 0 |
| 1979 | 23 | 0 |
| 1980 | 35 | 0 |
| 1981 | 30 | 0 |
| 1982 | 29 | 0 |
| 1983 | 30 | 0 |
| 1984 | 38 | 0 |
| 1985 | 51 | 0 |
| 1986 | 47 | 0 |
| 1987 | 65 | 0 |
| 1988 | 77 | 0 |
| 1989 | 103 | 0 |
| 1990 | 78 | 0 |
| 1991 | 107 | 0 |
| 1992 | 128 | 0 |
| 1993 | 124 | 0 |
| 1994 | 148 | 0 |
| 1995 | 155 | 0 |
| 1996 | 183 | 0 |
| 1997 | 199 | 0 |
| 1998 | 294 | 0 |
| 1999 | 287 | 0 |
| 2000 | 332 | 0 |
| 2001 | 358 | 203 |
| 2002 | 367 | 832 |
| 2003 | 471 | 1120 |
| 2004 | 460 | 1306 |
| 2005 | 463 | 1376 |
| 2006 | 470 | 1697 |
| 2007 | 464 | 1522 |
| 2008 | 556 | 2207 |
| 2009 | 565 | 1929 |
| 2010 | 939 | 1466 |
| 2011 | 1032 | 1300 |
| 2012 | 1539 | 1507 |
| 2013 | 1651 | 1934 |
| 2014 | 1625 | 2094 |
| 2015 | 1319 | 1598 |
| 2016 | 1360 | 1588 |
| 2017 | 1410 | 1428 |
| 2018 | 1153 | 1304 |
| 2019 | 1457 | 1649 |
| 2020 | 1389 | 1711 |
| 2021 | 1295 | 1684 |
| 2022 | 1161 | 1479 |
| 2023 | 1291 | 1520 |
| 2024 | 1253 | 1609 |
| 2025 | 1117 | 1463 |
| 2026 | 650 | 1126 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G07F 17/32Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles: for games, toys, sports, or amusements21,618
- G07F 17/0092Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles: for assembling and dispensing of pharmaceutical articles1,720
- G07F 17/0014Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles: for vending, access and use of specific1,192
- G07F 17/42Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles: for ticket printing or like apparatus1,022
- G07F 17/10Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles: for means for safe-keeping of property, left735
- G07F 17/16Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles: for devices exhibiting advertisements, announcements, pictures or712
- G07F 17/0064Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles: for processing of food articles678
- G07F 17/26Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles: for printing, stamping, franking, typing or teleprinting646
All 22 subgroupsShow fewer
- G07F 17/0042Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles: for hiring of objects534
- G07F 17/24Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles: for parking meters457
- G07F 17/30Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles: for musical instruments277
- G07F 17/40Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles: for devices for accepting orders, advertisements, or169
- G07F 17/18Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles: for washing or drying persons145
- G07F 17/20Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles: for washing or drying articles124
- G07F 17/14Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles: for fastenings for doors72
- G07F 17/02Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles: for optical devices28
- G07F 17/04Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles: for anthropometrical measurements, such as weight, height22
- G07F 17/28Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles: for radio apparatus16
- G07F 17/08Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles: for seats or footstools13
- G07F 17/06Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles: for inflating-pumps10
- G07F 17/22Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles: for cleaning and polishing boots or shoes6
- G07F 17/0007Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles: for clockworks2
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for operating networked gaming devices1,948US 5,655,961 AAcres Gaming Incorporated · 1997
- Distributed electronic entertainment method and apparatus1,916US 7,657,910 B1E-Cast, Inc. · 2010
- Prize redemption system for games1,665US 5,816,918 ARLT Acquistion, Inc. · 1998
- Concurrent game network1,516US 4,856,787 AYuri Itkis · 1989
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