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G07F 15/00

Coin-freed apparatus with meter-controlled dispensing of liquid, gas, or electricity

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
PHYSICS
Class:
CHECKING-DEVICES
Subclass:
COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS

6 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • G07F 15/02 in which the quantity mechanism is set forward by hand after insertion of a coin
  • G07F 15/04 in which the quantity mechanism is set forward automatically by the insertion of a coin
  • G07F 15/06 with means for prepaying basic charges, e.g. rent for meters
  • G07F 15/08 with means for varying the tariff or changing the price
  • G07F 15/1 with alarm or warning devices, e.g. indicating the interrupting of the supply
  • G07F 15/12 in which metering is on a time basis

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