G07F 7/0618
By carts
Official title: {by carts}
G07F7/0618 (By carts) appears on 139 US grants and 108 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G07F- Granted patents
- 139
- Published applications
- 108
- Assignees
- 65
- Inventors
- 202
- Latest grant
- 14 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 4 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 4 | 1 |
| 2005 | 3 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3 | 12 |
| 2008 | 2 | 11 |
| 2009 | 5 | 6 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 | 7 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 11 |
| 2021 | 4 | 8 |
| 2022 | 2 | 6 |
| 2023 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G07F 7/0636In which the trolleys or carts are kept in a restricted zone63
- G07F 7/0672Special lock-activating tokens, serving as replacement of a payment or of a31
- G07F 7/0627In which the trolleys or carts are kept fixed or linked onto19
- G07F 7/0663Constructional details of the housing of the coin or token activated lock19
- G07F 7/0654In which the lock functions according to a "pinching of the token"18
Recent patents
- Multi-functional shopping cart, system, and method for shopping14 Apr 2026US 12,602,679 B2
- Deposit lock system and method for operating a deposit lock system for a loan object18 Nov 2025US 12,475,757 B2
- Autonomous shopping device16 Sep 2025US 12,416,917 B1AI Incorporated
- Vending track for pushable vehicle29 Jul 2025US 12,371,263 B2Smarte Carte, Inc.
- Mobile, nesting, battery powered kiosk1 Oct 2024US 12,103,407 B2Green Cubes Technology, LLC
- Systems and methods for operating distributed systems23 Apr 2026US 2026/0112227 A1Innovative Vending Solutions LLC
- Vending track for pushable vehicle20 Nov 2025US 2025/0353682 A1Smarte Carte, Inc.
- Shopping cart having a detachable terminal3 Jul 2025US 2025/0214639 A1
- Pushable transport cart and pushable transport cart system16 Jan 2025US 2025/0023371 A1Expresso Deutschland GmbH
- Multi-functional shopping cart, system, and method for shopping2 Jan 2025US 2025/0005551 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Personal scanner/computer for displaying shopping lists and scanning barcodes to aid shoppers521US 5,424,524 A1995
- Method and apparatus for dispensing discount coupons227US 5,708,782 A1998
- Product information system226US 6,820,062 B1Digicomp Research Corporation · 2004
- Product information system for shoppers203US 5,361,871 ADigicomp Research Corporation · 1994
- Cart return loyalty credit system92US 6,486,768 B1Carttronics, LLC · 2002