G07F 7/0681
In which a card, pay-card or card-like object is used as the
Official title: {in which a card, pay-card or card-like object is used as the special token required to get permission or activate the lock to use the trolley or cart}
G07F7/0681 (In which a card, pay-card or card-like object is used as the) appears on 27 US grants and 14 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G07F- Granted patents
- 27
- Published applications
- 14
- Assignees
- 10
- Inventors
- 40
- Latest grant
- 14 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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
- Mobile accessory storage, security management, and tracking system11 Feb 2020US 10,559,147 B2A Priori, LLC
- Method and system for preventing shopping cart theft28 Aug 2018US 10,059,358 B2Nomil Ltd.
- Method and system for preventing shopping cart theft13 Jun 2017US 9,676,404 B2Nomil Ltd.
- Multi-functional shopping cart, system, and method for shopping2 Jan 2025US 2025/0005551 A1
- Deposit lock system and method for operating a deposit lock system for a loan object20 Apr 2023US 2023/0123206 A1
- LSM Luggage Trolleys: Intelligent Shopping Mall Luggage Trolleys17 Jun 2021US 2021/0179159 A1
- System and method for reminding and tracking use of reusable container and carry products18 Mar 2021US 2021/0081909 A1
- Mobile accessory storage, security management, and tracking system14 May 2020US 2020/0151979 A1A Priori, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- Cart management system61US 5,921,373 ASmart Carte, Inc. · 1999
- Cart management system50US 6,125,985 ASmarte Carte, Inc. · 2000