G07F 5/18
Coin-actuated mechanisms: specially adapted for controlling several coin-freed apparatus from one place
Official title: specially adapted for controlling several coin-freed apparatus from one place
G07F5/18 (Coin-actuated mechanisms: specially adapted for controlling several coin-freed apparatus from one place) appears on 388 US grants and 278 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G07F- Granted patents
- 388
- Published applications
- 278
- Assignees
- 195
- Inventors
- 684
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Inventory information distribution systems, devices and methods1 Sep 2026US 12,725,124 B2Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Systems and methods for control of electronic parcel lockers28 Jul 2026US 12,694,745 B2United States Postal Service
- Conversion kit for operating dispensing machines28 Apr 2026US 12,614,426 B2Trinity Axis Inc.
- Systems and methods for control of electronic parcel lockers10 Sep 2024US 12,086,756 B2United States Postal Service
- Modular vending machines12 Sep 2023US 11,756,366 B2PepsiCo, Inc.
- Conversion kit for operating dispensing machines10 Sep 2026US 2026/0268723 A1Trinity Axis Inc.
- Systems and methods for remote actuation of a bulk vending machine system7 May 2026US 2026/0127568 A1
- Locker apparatus14 Aug 2025US 2025/0259499 A1Tokai Riken Co., Ltd.
- Systems and methods for control of electronic parcel lockers5 Dec 2024US 2024/0403818 A1United States Postal Service
- Conversion Kit For Operating Dispensing Machines23 May 2024US 2024/0169787 A1Trinity Axis Inc.
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- Cash accounting and surveillance system for games659US 4,283,709 ASummit Systems, Inc. (Interscience Systems) · 1981
- Combined cashless/cash gaming machine629US 5,919,091 ACaesars World, Inc. · 1999
- System for the remote monitoring of vending machines583US 4,412,292 AThe Coca-Cola Company · 1983
- Inventory, cash, security, and maintenance control apparatus and method for a plurality of remote vending machines519US 5,091,713 AUniversal Automated Systems, Inc. · 1992