G07F 7/04
Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate
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G07F7/04 (Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate) appears on 566 US grants and 472 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G07F- Granted patents
- 566
- Published applications
- 472
- Assignees
- 175
- Inventors
- 793
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 9 | 11 |
| 2025 | 10 | 12 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
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