G07F 17/0042
Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles: for hiring of objects
Official title: {for hiring of objects}
G07F17/0042 (Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles: for hiring of objects) appears on 534 US grants and 673 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G07F- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 673
- Assignees
- 320
- Inventors
- 1,343
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
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| 2003 | 13 | 27 |
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| 2019 | 33 | 89 |
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| 2022 | 35 | 38 |
| 2023 | 32 | 31 |
| 2024 | 36 | 22 |
| 2025 | 27 | 18 |
| 2026 | 8 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Self-service kiosk having a programmed duplicate key fob dispenser8 Sep 2026US 12,731,454 B2The Hillman Group, Inc.
- Methods and apparatus for accessing secured physical assets at a facility utilized for maintenance and management14 Jul 2026US 12,682,712 B21Micro, LLC
- Systems and methods for vending and/or purchasing mobile phones and other electronic devices2 Jun 2026US 12,646,041 B2ecoATM, LLC
- Marine vessel rental system and marine vessel rental method26 May 2026US 12,637,177 B2Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
- Configurable correctional facility computer kiosk systems and methods for portable electronic device access and management14 Apr 2026US 12,602,678 B2HomeWAV, LLC
- Automated retailer machines and methods of operating the same17 Sep 2026US 2026/0279133 A1Digital Media Vending International LLC
- Curb Community Objects with Price-Time Priority Queues for Transformed Curb Capacity Units20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243578 A1
- Method and system for granting and verifying a right to use an object through non-fungible token and machine-readable medium6 Aug 2026US 2026/0230324 A1Sony Group Corporation
- Method and apparatus for entitlement30 Jul 2026US 2026/0220994 A1Disney Enterprises, Inc.
- System and method for customizing vehicle and digital asset management system16 Jul 2026US 2026/0203737 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus, method and article for authentication, security and control of power storage devices, such as batteries1,019US 9,182,244 B2Gogoro Inc. · 2015
- Apparatus and method for electronically dispensing personalized greeting cards and gifts790US 5,513,117 A1996
- Method and apparatus for purchasing and delivering digital goods over a network652US 5,809,144 ACarnegie Mellon University · 1998
- System, method and article of manufacture for the use of payment instrument holders and payment instruments in network electronic commerce640US 5,963,924 AVeriFone, Inc. · 1999
- System and method of manufacturing a single book copy476US 5,465,213 A1995