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G07D 5/00

Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of coins, e.g. for segregating coins which are unacceptable or alien to a currency

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
PHYSICS
Class:
CHECKING-DEVICES
Subclass:
HANDLING OF COINS OR OF VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING

Related Keywords

TESTING of currency

5 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • G07D 5/02 Testing the dimensions, e.g. thickness, diameter; Testing the deformation
  • G07D 5/04 Testing the weight
  • G07D 5/06 Testing the hardness or elasticity
  • G07D 5/08 Testing the magnetic or electric properties
  • G07D 5/1 Testing the rim, e.g. the milling of the rim

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G07, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. TOSHIBA TEC CORPORATION 3,312
  2. IGT US 2,296
  3. SHENZHEN YIHUA COMPUTER COMPANY 2,232
  4. SHENZHEN YIHUA TIME TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 2,144
  5. SHENZHEN YIHUA FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE INSTITUTE 2,055
  6. ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA AU 1,651
  7. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 1,586
  8. OKI ELECTRIC IND COMPANY 1,497
  9. GLORY 1,424
  10. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 1,379