G07F 9/04
Means for returning surplus or unused coins
G07F9/04 (Means for returning surplus or unused coins) appears on 100 US grants and 68 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G07F- Granted patents
- 100
- Published applications
- 68
- Assignees
- 63
- Inventors
- 155
- Latest grant
- 9 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 5 |
| 2003 | 4 | 5 |
| 2004 | 5 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 | 7 |
| 2006 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 5 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 8 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Article supply device9 Jun 2026US 12,651,504 B2Bandai Co., Ltd.
- Accessibility self-service terminal (SST) with devices and modules for custom configurations6 May 2025US 12,293,345 B2NCR Voyix Corporation
- POS device and control method20 Feb 2024US 11,908,289 B2NEC Corporation
- Money handling apparatus, money handling system, and money handling method27 Sep 2022US 11,455,857 B2Glory Ltd.
- Authentication bypass software for merchant terminals12 Oct 2021US 11,144,912 B2MakeCents LLC
- Article supply apparatus16 Jul 2026US 2026/0204122 A1Bandai Co., Ltd.
- A system and a method for multiple purchases in a vending machine22 May 2025US 2025/0165943 A1Nu Vending Sdn Bhd
- Article supply device27 Jun 2024US 2024/0212413 A1Bandai Co., Ltd.
- Pos device and control method18 Apr 2024US 2024/0127678 A1NEC Corporation
- Accessibility self-service terminal (sst) with devices and modules for custom configurations14 Mar 2024US 2024/0086879 A1NCR Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- System and method for performing lottery ticket transactions utilizing point-of-sale terminals227US 6,267,670 B1Walker Digital, LLC · 2001
- Vending machine with improved means for dispensing products at a predetermined price73US 4,412,607 A1983
- Coin chute45US 6,966,417 B2Cummins-Allison Corp. · 2005
- Gaming machine with sterilizing light beam42US 6,311,974 B1Aruze Corp. · 2001
- Apparatus for checking coins and reading cards in an article vending machine40US 5,489,014 AJournomat AG · 1996