G07F 9/00
Details other than those peculiar to special kinds or types of apparatus
Official title: Details other than those peculiar to special kinds or types of apparatus (coin inlet arrangements G07F1/00; coin-actuated mechanisms, interlocks G07F5/00)
G07F9/00 (Details other than those peculiar to special kinds or types of apparatus) appears on 4,871 US grants and 5,207 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G07F- Granted patents
- 4,871
- Published applications
- 5,207
- Assignees
- 1,972
- Inventors
- 8,876
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 17 | 0 |
| 1977 | 17 | 0 |
| 1978 | 23 | 0 |
| 1979 | 23 | 0 |
| 1980 | 17 | 0 |
| 1981 | 22 | 0 |
| 1982 | 24 | 0 |
| 1983 | 27 | 0 |
| 1984 | 23 | 0 |
| 1985 | 26 | 0 |
| 1986 | 28 | 0 |
| 1987 | 30 | 0 |
| 1988 | 39 | 0 |
| 1989 | 41 | 0 |
| 1990 | 43 | 0 |
| 1991 | 36 | 0 |
| 1992 | 40 | 0 |
| 1993 | 54 | 0 |
| 1994 | 51 | 0 |
| 1995 | 50 | 0 |
| 1996 | 61 | 0 |
| 1997 | 64 | 0 |
| 1998 | 92 | 0 |
| 1999 | 131 | 0 |
| 2000 | 124 | 0 |
| 2001 | 117 | 49 |
| 2002 | 132 | 139 |
| 2003 | 133 | 147 |
| 2004 | 98 | 160 |
| 2005 | 80 | 180 |
| 2006 | 90 | 202 |
| 2007 | 90 | 161 |
| 2008 | 79 | 204 |
| 2009 | 84 | 210 |
| 2010 | 127 | 163 |
| 2011 | 129 | 173 |
| 2012 | 132 | 169 |
| 2013 | 154 | 211 |
| 2014 | 152 | 273 |
| 2015 | 134 | 244 |
| 2016 | 160 | 191 |
| 2017 | 151 | 219 |
| 2018 | 173 | 214 |
| 2019 | 205 | 277 |
| 2020 | 238 | 330 |
| 2021 | 208 | 283 |
| 2022 | 217 | 220 |
| 2023 | 192 | 231 |
| 2024 | 211 | 252 |
| 2025 | 168 | 203 |
| 2026 | 114 | 102 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G07F 9/02Devices for alarm or indication2,263
- G07F 9/002Vending machines being part of a centrally controlled network of vending machines1,302
- G07F 9/001Interfacing with vending machines using mobile or wearable devices1,295
- G07F 9/10Casings or parts thereof902
- G07F 9/009User recognition or proximity detection360
- G07F 9/06Coin boxes318
- G07F 9/006Details of the software used for the vending machines206
- G07F 9/08Counting total of coins inserted168
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Recent patents
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- Anti-theft pusher with incremental distance detection8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305842 A1Fasteners for Retail, Inc.
- Method and apparatus for managing storage cabinet8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311538 A1Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd.
- Automated dispenser for garments and other articles and associated methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311539 A1Cintas Corporate Services, Inc.
- Ammunition vending machine24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290108 A1
- Identifying electronic devices using temporally changing information10 Sep 2026US 2026/0268724 A1ecoATM, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Systems and methods for secure transaction management and electronic rights protection3,563US 5,892,900 AIntertrust Technologies Corporation · 1999
- Method and system for placing a purchase order via a communications network2,464US 5,960,411 AAmazon. com, Inc. · 1999
- Method and apparatus for a cryptographically assisted commercial network system designed to facilitate buyer-driven conditional purchase offers2,225US 5,794,207 AWalker Asset Management Limited Partnership · 1998
- System and method for automated selection of equipment for purchase through input of user desired specifications1,434US 4,992,940 AH-Renee, Incorporated · 1991
- Gaming machine information, communication and display system1,356US 5,429,361 ABally Gaming International, Inc. · 1995