G07F 17/3253
Involving articles
Official title: {involving articles, e.g. paying in bottles, paying out toys}
G07F17/3253 (Involving articles) appears on 184 US grants and 264 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G07F- Granted patents
- 184
- Published applications
- 264
- Assignees
- 95
- Inventors
- 344
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 8 |
| 2003 | 3 | 7 |
| 2004 | 6 | 7 |
| 2005 | 4 | 12 |
| 2006 | 4 | 14 |
| 2007 | 1 | 13 |
| 2008 | 1 | 19 |
| 2009 | 2 | 11 |
| 2010 | 11 | 2 |
| 2011 | 9 | 5 |
| 2012 | 7 | 10 |
| 2013 | 10 | 11 |
| 2014 | 5 | 11 |
| 2015 | 10 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 6 |
| 2017 | 7 | 9 |
| 2018 | 2 | 7 |
| 2019 | 8 | 5 |
| 2020 | 11 | 12 |
| 2021 | 8 | 20 |
| 2022 | 12 | 14 |
| 2023 | 16 | 9 |
| 2024 | 11 | 14 |
| 2025 | 7 | 22 |
| 2026 | 4 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Prize acquisition game device20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241273 A1Sega Corporation
- Prize-acquisition game device6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224977 A1Sega Corporation
- Arcade game with rfid reader23 Jul 2026US 2026/0212735 A1Smart Industries Corporation
- Gaming machine and method with progressive array expansion and dynamic jackpot replacement14 May 2026US 2026/0134757 A1LNW Gaming, Inc.
- Self-contained projectile dropping game9 Apr 2026US 2026/0100110 A1Touchmagix Media Pvt. Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Audio visual output for a gaming device951US 6,302,790 B1International Game Technology · 2001
- Methods and systems for replaying a player's experience in a casino environment410US 8,790,187 B2Igt · 2014
- Methods and systems for determining and selling wagering game outcomes for a plurality of players325US 8,047,908 B2Igt · 2011
- Free long distance calls on slot machines292US 6,139,431 AWalker Digital, LLC · 2000
- Free long distance calls on slot machines216US 6,530,835 B1Walker Digital, LLC · 2003