A61B 5/107
Measuring physical dimensions
Official title: Measuring physical dimensions, e.g. size of the entire body or parts thereof
A61B5/107 (Measuring physical dimensions) appears on 4,811 US grants and 6,459 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 4,811
- Published applications
- 6,459
- Assignees
- 2,516
- Inventors
- 11,341
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 15 | 0 |
| 1980 | 13 | 0 |
| 1981 | 15 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | 15 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 54 | 0 |
| 2000 | 49 | 0 |
| 2001 | 50 | 12 |
| 2002 | 71 | 66 |
| 2003 | 59 | 90 |
| 2004 | 51 | 143 |
| 2005 | 55 | 161 |
| 2006 | 70 | 168 |
| 2007 | 79 | 150 |
| 2008 | 58 | 153 |
| 2009 | 77 | 198 |
| 2010 | 102 | 211 |
| 2011 | 110 | 178 |
| 2012 | 141 | 198 |
| 2013 | 144 | 260 |
| 2014 | 179 | 282 |
| 2015 | 189 | 318 |
| 2016 | 178 | 366 |
| 2017 | 209 | 358 |
| 2018 | 206 | 362 |
| 2019 | 285 | 440 |
| 2020 | 304 | 385 |
| 2021 | 300 | 437 |
| 2022 | 313 | 348 |
| 2023 | 292 | 370 |
| 2024 | 289 | 362 |
| 2025 | 299 | 288 |
| 2026 | 152 | 155 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 5/1076For measuring dimensions inside body cavities1,374
- A61B 5/1075For measuring dimensions by non-invasive methods861
- A61B 5/1079Using optical or photographic means858
- A61B 5/1072Measuring distances on the body765
- A61B 5/1077Measuring of profiles693
- A61B 5/1071Measuring angles512
- A61B 5/1073Measuring volume300
- A61B 5/1074Foot measuring devices157
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