G07F 9/001
Interfacing with vending machines using mobile or wearable devices
Official title: {Interfacing with vending machines using mobile or wearable devices}
G07F9/001 (Interfacing with vending machines using mobile or wearable devices) appears on 1,295 US grants and 1,831 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G07F- Granted patents
- 1,295
- Published applications
- 1,831
- Assignees
- 632
- Inventors
- 2,696
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2026 | 49 | 40 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for vending and/or purchasing mobile phones and other electronic devices6 Oct 2026US 12,755,598 B2ecoATM, LLC
- Touchless beverage dispensing25 Aug 2026US 12,715,752 B2Hydration Labs, Inc.
- Methods, systems and computer program products for monitoring or controlling user access at a point-of-service18 Aug 2026US 12,711,213 B2Optiml Vision Inc.
- Intelligent cabinet with RF shield11 Aug 2026US 12,707,610 B2Intelligent Fridges B.V.
- Server connectivity for a dispensing machine and related processes4 Aug 2026US 12,700,279 B2Trinity Axis Inc.
- Automated Store20 Aug 2026US 2026/0245421 A1Swyft Inc.
- System for commercial services or facilities13 Aug 2026US 2026/0236906 A1Airwallet ApS
- Method and system for an offline-payment operated machine to accept electronic payments13 Aug 2026US 2026/0236918 A1Payrange Inc.
- Method And System For Presenting Representations Of Payment Accepting Unit Events13 Aug 2026US 2026/0236919 A1Payrange Inc.
- Modular storage compartments with configurable lids6 Aug 2026US 2026/0229083 A1W. W. Grainger, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- System for the operation and management of one or more financial accounts through the use of a digital communication and computation system for exchange, investment and borrowing958US 5,644,727 AProprietary Financial Products, Inc. · 1997
- System for the operation and management of one or more financial accounts through the use of a digital communication and computation system for exchange, investment and borrowing912US 5,875,437 AProprietary Financial Products, Inc. · 1999
- Tokenless identification of individuals594US 5,805,719 ASmartTouch, Inc. · 1998
- System for managing a plurality of computer jukeboxes509US 5,355,302 AArachnid, Inc. · 1994
- Remote financial transaction system464US 5,999,624 ACompaq Computer Corporation · 1999