G09F 3/0305
Characterised by the type of seal used
Official title: {characterised by the type of seal used}
G09F3/0305 (Characterised by the type of seal used) appears on 737 US grants and 602 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G09F- Granted patents
- 737
- Published applications
- 602
- Assignees
- 403
- Inventors
- 1,174
- Latest grant
- 9 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 17 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | 15 | 0 |
| 1989 | 15 | 0 |
| 1990 | 13 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 20 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 3 |
| 2002 | 21 | 10 |
| 2003 | 23 | 13 |
| 2004 | 9 | 15 |
| 2005 | 14 | 25 |
| 2006 | 16 | 25 |
| 2007 | 17 | 39 |
| 2008 | 16 | 36 |
| 2009 | 22 | 38 |
| 2010 | 21 | 24 |
| 2011 | 19 | 28 |
| 2012 | 15 | 26 |
| 2013 | 20 | 23 |
| 2014 | 11 | 21 |
| 2015 | 23 | 16 |
| 2016 | 17 | 17 |
| 2017 | 14 | 32 |
| 2018 | 16 | 24 |
| 2019 | 29 | 29 |
| 2020 | 23 | 29 |
| 2021 | 19 | 21 |
| 2022 | 23 | 26 |
| 2023 | 12 | 23 |
| 2024 | 25 | 26 |
| 2025 | 21 | 24 |
| 2026 | 4 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G09F 3/0347Having padlock-type sealing means226
- G09F 3/0329Having electronic sealing means199
- G09F 3/0317Having bolt like sealing means138
- G09F 3/037Having tie-wrap sealing means138
- G09F 3/0341Having label sealing means127
- G09F 3/0323Having clamp-like sealing means62
- G09F 3/0311Having arrow-like sealing means52
- G09F 3/0364Having rotary sealing means33
Recent patents
- Method for improving tensile strength of the wire lock and the wire lock9 Jun 2026US 12,650,036 B2Shenzhen Wins Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.
- Multifunctional label, system and method for manufacturing a multifunctional label9 Jun 2026US 12,651,538 B2Schreiner Group GmbH & Co. KG
- Variable pattern shield protection system for a tamper-evident container17 Mar 2026US 12,579,910 B2Shamrock Supply Company, Inc.
- Multifunctional label, system and method for producing a multifunctional label10 Mar 2026US 12,573,319 B2Schreiner Group GmbH & Co. KG
- Linerless wash off label23 Dec 2025US 12,505,762 B2Upm Raflatac Oy
- Label, system and method for applying a label to a multi-part container30 Jul 2026US 2026/0221056 A1Schreiner Group GmbH & Co. KG
- Label with rfid assembly16 Jul 2026US 2026/0204183 A1
- Seal9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194141 A1Service Impex Costa Dorada S.L.
- Electronic Tag9 Jul 2026US 2026/0196089 A1Authena AG
- Planar sealing element16 Apr 2026US 2026/0105868 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Safety sealing device217US 6,050,622 A2000
- Electronic seal, methods and security system195US 6,420,971 B1TRIpseal Limited · 2002
- Electronic security seal169US 6,265,973 B1Transguard Industries, Inc. · 2001
- Electronic security seal138US 7,239,238 B2E. J. Brooks Company · 2007
- Tamper-proof wrap125US 4,516,679 A1985