CPC technology class · G07

G07D - Handling Of Coins Or Valuable Papers

Handling of coins or valuable papers, e.g. testing, sorting by denominations, counting, dispensing, changing or depositing. 2,578 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

2,578
US patents granted: #4/5
in G07: 5.5%
G07 class share: -27%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Handling Of Coins Or Valuable Papers ranks #344 of 670 CPC technology areas - 2,578 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume down 27% over five years.

#344
of 670 CPC technology areas: 2,578
US patents granted, 2015–2025: Glory
leading assignee (266): -27%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How G07D's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, G07D recorded 996 grants versus 1,356 in 2015–2019 (-27% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2015 at 288 grants and bottomed in 2022 at 170 (+69% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Glory Ltd. holds 10.3% of the class ; the top three share 17.5%.

Leaderboard read

G07D concentration, lead at 10.3%

Glory Ltd. leads this historical grant record at 10.3% of G07D - foreign corporation assignees hold 70% of class grants (1,300 of 1,866). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 10.3%
Top three share: 17.5%
Lead over #2: 167

Where G07D sits inside G07

Among 5 subclasses in G07 (Checking-devices), G07D ranks #4 and holds 5.5% of the parent class's 46,704 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

G07C 20,919 G07F 18,752 G07G 2,768 G07B 1,687

Rising assignees active in G07D

Company-wide grant multiples (2022–2024 vs 2019–2021) among assignees with ≥5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide; class patent counts are subclass-specific.

#1 Angel Co., Ltd. 27x 6 → 161 company-wide · 25 in G07D
#2 Diebold Nixdorf Systems GMBH 18x 0 → 18 company-wide · 6 in G07D
#3 G4S Retail Solutions (USA) Inc. 10x 1 → 10 company-wide · 8 in G07D
#4 Scan Coin AB 5.00x 1 → 5 company-wide · 13 in G07D
#5 Brink's Network, Incorporated 5.00x 1 → 5 company-wide · 6 in G07D

G07D grants by year, peak 2015 (288)

US utility-patent grants per year in G07D, 2015–2025 - recent five years are down 27% versus 2015–2019.

Glory

266
Giesecke+Devrient…

99
Oki Electric Industry

85
Grg Banking Equipment

83
Wincor Nixdorf…

81
Ncr

77
Bank of America

61
Cummins-allison

54
Wells Fargo Bank N A

44
Giesecke & Devrient

40
Fujitsu Frontech

38
Japan Cash Machine

38

What this shows Glory is the most active filer in G07D, holding 266 of the 2,578 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

View data table

Top patent holders in CPC subclass G07D
Rank	Company	Patents in G07D
#1	Glory Ltd.	266
#2	GIESECKE+DEVRIENT Currency Technology GMBH	99
#3	Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.	85
#4	GRG Banking Equipment Co., Ltd.	83
#5	Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH	81
#6	NCR Corporation	77
#7	Bank of America Corporation	61
#8	Cummins-Allison Corp.	54
#9	Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.	44
#10	Giesecke & Devrient GMBH	40
#11	Fujitsu Frontech Limited	38
#12	Japan Cash Machine Co., Ltd.	38
#13	Crane Payment Innovations, Inc.	37
#14	Sicpa Holding SA	35
#15	Diebold Nixdorf Incorporated	34
#16	Hyosung TNS Inc.	29
#17	Angel Co., Ltd.	25
#18	Asahi Seiko Co., Ltd.	24
#19	Shandong NEW Beiyang Information Technology Co., Ltd.	23
#20	Universal Entertainment Corporation	21

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading G07D assignee, placed by how many patents it holds in this class (horizontal) against its company-wide average claims per patent (vertical) - a read on whether the class is led by broad-but-shallow filers or focused deep-claim players.

Top 14 G07D assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in G07D. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near G07D's 2,578-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for G07D (#344 of 670 by volume ; lead share 10.3%) - not the G07 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

F23D 2,623 F41G 2,623 H02B 2,655 F26B 2,656

Nearest by lead-assignee share

A47L 10.3% E03C 10.3% G07G 10.3% B64D 10.4%

Questions about G07D

Which company holds the most patents in G07D?

Glory Ltd. leads G07D with 266 patents (10.3% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, foreign corporations account for 70% of class grants.

Which G07D assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in G07D, Angel Co., Ltd. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (27x: 6 grants in 2019–2021 → 161 in 2022–2024) while holding 25 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does G07D compare inside parent class G07?

Inside G07 (Checking-devices), G07D ranks #4 of 5 subclasses by grant volume and holds 5.5% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is G07C (20,919 grants).

What to do with this data

G07D in context - here's where to go next.

Glory Ltd. leads G07D with 266 grants in this class. See full portfolio
G07D ranks #344 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
Inside parent class G07, the largest sibling subclass is G07C with 20,919 grants. Explore G07C

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through 2026-05-15; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Methodology - G07D figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (2,578 grants in the tracked window).

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