DIFF Main Group
G07F 15/00 Coin-freed apparatus with meter-controlled dispensing of liquid, gas or electricity
Introduced: September 1968
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Coin-freed apparatus with meter-controlled dispensing of liquid, gas, or electricity
CPC: Coin-freed apparatus with meter-controlled dispensing of liquid, gas or electricity
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
IPC:
Coin-freed apparatus with meter-controlled dispensing of liquid, gas, or electricity
CPC:
Coin-freed apparatus with meter-controlled dispensing of liquid, gas or electricity
Of 8 combined children, 6 exist in both systems.
2 codes are CPC-only extensions.
Child Classifications
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- G07F 15/02 in which the quantity mechanism is set forward by hand after insertion of a coin IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G07F 15/04 in which the quantity mechanism is set forward automatically by the insertion of a coin IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G07F 15/06 with means for prepaying basic charges, e.g. rent for meters IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G07F 15/10 with alarm or warning devices, e.g. indicating the interrupting of the supply IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class G07,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- TOSHIBA TEC CORPORATION 3,312
- IGT US 2,296
- SHENZHEN YIHUA COMPUTER COMPANY 2,232
- SHENZHEN YIHUA TIME TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 2,144
- SHENZHEN YIHUA FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE INSTITUTE 2,055
- ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA AU 1,651
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 1,586
- OKI ELECTRIC IND COMPANY 1,497
- GLORY 1,424
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 1,379
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class G07,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- IGT US 2,432
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 2,266
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 1,843
- ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA AU 1,612
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 1,554
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 1,482
- TOSHIBA TEC CORPORATION JP 1,364
- TOSHIBA TEC CORPORATION 1,295
- KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 1,235
- CAPITAL ONE SERVICES US 1,229