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IPC Subgroup
G07D 7/004

using digital security elements, e.g. information coded on a magnetic thread or strip

Introduced: January 2016

Full Title

Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers or for segregating those which are unacceptable, e.g. banknotes that are alien to a currency > using digital security elements, e.g. information coded on a magnetic thread or strip

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

2 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • G07D 7/0043 using barcodes
  • G07D 7/0047 using checkcodes, e.g. coded numbers derived from serial number and denomination

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