Imaging device with improved lamp mode
US-12254377-B1 · Mar 18, 2025 · US
by mechanical means, e.g. by pins operating electric contacts
by mechanical means, e.g. by pins operating electric contacts · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Computing, optics, measurement, and control technologies.
Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | G06K7/04 |
| Official title | by mechanical means, e.g. by pins operating electric contacts |
| Display label | by mechanical means, e.g. by pins operating electric contacts |
| Total patents | 45 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Electronic card receiving device and method of using electronic card receiving device
US-12112217-B2 · Oct 8, 2024 · US
Identifying system for identifying a medical tool like a surgical instrument
US-11883248-B2 · Jan 30, 2024 · US
Electronic card receiving device and method of using electronic card receiving device
US-2023237294-A1 · Jul 27, 2023 · US
Identifying system for identifying a medical tool like a surgical instrument
US-2022175487-A1 · Jun 9, 2022 · US
Information bearing medium and information processing system
US-2022129647-A1 · Apr 28, 2022 · US
Industrial digital barcode scanner
US-11288473-B2 · Mar 29, 2022 · US
Information bearing medium and information processing system
US-11250223-B2 · Feb 15, 2022 · US
Portable electronic device and electronic system
US-2021334619-A1 · Oct 28, 2021 · US
Spherical identifiers
US-11144805-B2 · Oct 12, 2021 · US
Industrial digital barcode scanner
US-2021042479-A1 · Feb 11, 2021 · US
Information bearing medium and information processing system
US-2020342185-A1 · Oct 29, 2020 · US
Industrial digital barcode scanner
US-10817690-B2 · Oct 27, 2020 · US
Spherical identifiers
US-2020285922-A1 · Sep 10, 2020 · US
Information bearing medium and information processing system
US-10747965-B2 · Aug 18, 2020 · US
Industrial digital barcode scanner
US-2020226330-A1 · Jul 16, 2020 · US
Information bearing medium and information processing system
US-2020104551-A1 · Apr 2, 2020 · US
Information bearing medium and information processing system
US-10528773-B2 · Jan 7, 2020 · US
Information bearing medium and information processing system
US-2019138759-A1 · May 9, 2019 · US
Information bearing medium and information processing system
US-10210354-B2 · Feb 19, 2019 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC G06K7/04?
- CPC G06K7/04 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “by mechanical means, e.g. by pins operating electric contacts.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC G06K7/04 (by mechanical means, e.g. by pins operating electric contacts)?
- Our database includes 45 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC G06K7/04 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 2 in 2024 vs 1 in 2025 (latest complete years).