G07F 17/34
Depending on the stopping of moving members in a mechanical slot machine
Official title: depending on the stopping of moving members {in a mechanical slot machine}, e.g. "fruit" machines
G07F17/34 (Depending on the stopping of moving members in a mechanical slot machine) appears on 4,147 US grants and 5,549 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G07F- Granted patents
- 4,147
- Published applications
- 5,549
- Assignees
- 429
- Inventors
- 2,838
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2002 | 15 | 51 |
| 2003 | 39 | 106 |
| 2004 | 31 | 111 |
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| 2021 | 224 | 255 |
| 2022 | 173 | 191 |
| 2023 | 209 | 262 |
| 2024 | 197 | 288 |
| 2025 | 185 | 217 |
| 2026 | 105 | 167 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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By later US patents
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