Card reader and method of controlling card reader
US-12554947-B2 · Feb 17, 2026 · US
means for pressing the connector contacts in the direction of the card contacts to assure trustworthy electrical connection between card and connector · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Computing, optics, measurement, and control technologies.
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | G06K7/003 |
| Official title | {means for pressing the connector contacts in the direction of the card contacts to assure trustworthy electrical connection between card and connector} |
| Display label | means for pressing the connector contacts in the direction of the card contacts to assure trustworthy electrical connection between card and connector |
| Total patents | 56 |
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2016 | 13 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
US-12554947-B2 · Feb 17, 2026 · US
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US-2025292038-A1 · Sep 18, 2025 · US
US-12190191-B2 · Jan 7, 2025 · US
US-2024086653-A1 · Mar 14, 2024 · US
US-2024063565-A1 · Feb 22, 2024 · US
US-2023178916-A1 · Jun 8, 2023 · US
US-11481564-B2 · Oct 25, 2022 · US
US-2022216660-A1 · Jul 7, 2022 · US
US-2022164552-A1 · May 26, 2022 · US
US-11288462-B2 · Mar 29, 2022 · US
US-11271336-B2 · Mar 8, 2022 · US
US-11094157-B2 · Aug 17, 2021 · US
US-2021042478-A1 · Feb 11, 2021 · US
US-2021036448-A1 · Feb 4, 2021 · US
US-2021034825-A1 · Feb 4, 2021 · US
US-2021036449-A1 · Feb 4, 2021 · US
US-10891532-B2 · Jan 12, 2021 · US
US-10622738-B2 · Apr 14, 2020 · US
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