IPC Main Group
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
- 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