A01B 63/1115
Using a mechanical ground contact sensor
Official title: {using a mechanical ground contact sensor}
A01B63/1115 (Using a mechanical ground contact sensor) appears on 59 US grants and 70 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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