H04M 17/02
Coin-freed or check-freed systems
Official title: Coin-freed or check-freed systems {, e.g. mobile- or card-operated phones, public telephones or booths}
H04M17/02 (Coin-freed or check-freed systems) appears on 841 US grants and 537 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04M- Granted patents
- 841
- Published applications
- 537
- Assignees
- 362
- Inventors
- 1,438
- Latest grant
- 5 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 21 | 0 |
| 1989 | 19 | 0 |
| 1990 | 31 | 0 |
| 1991 | 22 | 0 |
| 1992 | 24 | 0 |
| 1993 | 14 | 0 |
| 1994 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | 20 | 0 |
| 1996 | 22 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 36 | 0 |
| 1999 | 24 | 0 |
| 2000 | 34 | 0 |
| 2001 | 30 | 9 |
| 2002 | 21 | 25 |
| 2003 | 12 | 26 |
| 2004 | 16 | 29 |
| 2005 | 14 | 19 |
| 2006 | 18 | 20 |
| 2007 | 9 | 19 |
| 2008 | 9 | 15 |
| 2009 | 7 | 21 |
| 2010 | 12 | 19 |
| 2011 | 14 | 22 |
| 2012 | 22 | 19 |
| 2013 | 30 | 25 |
| 2014 | 22 | 31 |
| 2015 | 23 | 30 |
| 2016 | 29 | 35 |
| 2017 | 20 | 30 |
| 2018 | 27 | 30 |
| 2019 | 43 | 29 |
| 2020 | 26 | 19 |
| 2021 | 25 | 22 |
| 2022 | 14 | 17 |
| 2023 | 16 | 11 |
| 2024 | 16 | 9 |
| 2025 | 6 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Transaction object reader with configurable amplifier5 May 2026US 12,619,973 B2Block, Inc.
- Wireless communication tag17 Mar 2026US 12,581,300 B2Universal Toll Tag, Inc.
- Method and apparatus for information exchange in online charging12 Aug 2025US 12,388,933 B2Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Application awareness of credit conditions in communication network15 Jul 2025US 12,363,233 B2Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
- Transaction object reader with shielding18 Feb 2025US 12,229,748 B1Block, Inc.
- Application Awareness of Credit Conditions in Communication Network23 Apr 2026US 2026/0113407 A1
- System And Method For Adding Funds to a Prepaid Account for a Mobile Device Associated with Multiple Communication Profiles10 Jul 2025US 2025/0227111 A17-TEL, Inc.
- Transaction object reader with configurable amplifier1 May 2025US 2025/0139607 A1Block, Inc.
- Multifunction wireless device1 May 2025US 2025/0141859 A1Global Tel'Link Corporation
- Enabling permissionless cellular roaming connections between user equipment and radio access networks3 Apr 2025US 2025/0113257 A1Dish Wireless L. L. C.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and system for remote delivery of retail banking services1,959US 5,220,501 AOnline Resources, Ltd. · 1993
- Targeting advertising in a home retail banking delivery service711US 5,870,724 AOnline Resources & Communications Corp. · 1999
- Mediation of transactions by a communications system676US 5,329,589 AAT&T Bell Laboratories · 1994
- System and method for using a prepaid card668US 6,473,500 B1Mastercard International Incorporated · 2002
- Method and system for remote delivery of retail banking services529US 6,202,054 B1Online Resources & Communications Corp. · 2001