G07F 7/0609
By fluid containers
Official title: {by fluid containers, e.g. bottles, cups, gas containers}
G07F7/0609 (By fluid containers) appears on 280 US grants and 232 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G07F- Granted patents
- 280
- Published applications
- 232
- Assignees
- 144
- Inventors
- 499
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 15 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 |
| 2004 | 5 | 12 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 8 |
| 2007 | 3 | 10 |
| 2008 | 3 | 10 |
| 2009 | 3 | 8 |
| 2010 | 3 | 7 |
| 2011 | 8 | 12 |
| 2012 | 5 | 12 |
| 2013 | 11 | 8 |
| 2014 | 7 | 17 |
| 2015 | 11 | 7 |
| 2016 | 10 | 8 |
| 2017 | 10 | 13 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 |
| 2019 | 10 | 12 |
| 2020 | 11 | 14 |
| 2021 | 6 | 8 |
| 2022 | 4 | 7 |
| 2023 | 8 | 14 |
| 2024 | 10 | 12 |
| 2025 | 3 | 9 |
| 2026 | 4 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Refill station for a dispenser can with a scale for determining a weight information of the dispenser can at a receiving device22 Sep 2026US 12,743,921 B2WüRth International AG
- Refilling station for dispenser can with transponder reader and dispenser can transponder11 Aug 2026US 12,703,528 B2WüRth International AG
- Express mode processing19 May 2026US 12,632,842 B2Tomra Systems ASA
- Vending machine system24 Feb 2026US 12,562,020 B2SodaX Pty Ltd
- Methods and apparatus for managing information in connection with an account-based recycling program25 Nov 2025US 12,482,037 B1C&C Consolidated Holdings, LLC
- Automatic sorting and collection apparatus for target collection objects2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183800 A1Inobus, INC.
- Beverage container sorting and recycling device14 May 2026US 2026/0131360 A1Tomra Recycling Technology (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
- Automatic kitchen countertop device for converting recyclable bottles into redeemable coins or tokens9 Apr 2026US 2026/0097542 A1
- Beverage bottle sorting mechanism and sorting and recycling device29 Jan 2026US 2026/0027589 A1Tomra Recycling Technology (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
- Container recovery device and operation method thereof8 Jan 2026US 2026/0008612 A1Oyster Able Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automated recycling machine151US 5,111,927 A1992
- Method and apparatus for selective scrap metal collections135US 4,597,487 ACreative Technology Ltd · 1986
- Recycling apparatus126US 4,248,334 APepsiCo, Inc. · 1981
- Method and apparatus for vending a containerized product on multiple occasions following at least one refill of the container with the product108US 4,929,818 ARainbarrel Corporation · 1990
- Container sorting and handling system92US 4,248,389 A1981