E02F 9/26
Indicating devices
Official title: Indicating devices {(E02F5/145 takes precedence)}
E02F9/26 (Indicating devices) appears on 3,440 US grants and 4,652 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E02F- Granted patents
- 3,440
- Published applications
- 4,652
- Assignees
- 542
- Inventors
- 5,469
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 17 | 3 |
| 2002 | 17 | 18 |
| 2003 | 18 | 28 |
| 2004 | 20 | 17 |
| 2005 | 16 | 24 |
| 2006 | 12 | 28 |
| 2007 | 14 | 35 |
| 2008 | 12 | 43 |
| 2009 | 26 | 53 |
| 2010 | 29 | 49 |
| 2011 | 35 | 40 |
| 2012 | 43 | 67 |
| 2013 | 61 | 119 |
| 2014 | 96 | 178 |
| 2015 | 122 | 168 |
| 2016 | 147 | 208 |
| 2017 | 167 | 238 |
| 2018 | 183 | 288 |
| 2019 | 197 | 246 |
| 2020 | 220 | 356 |
| 2021 | 231 | 433 |
| 2022 | 262 | 457 |
| 2023 | 291 | 402 |
| 2024 | 387 | 440 |
| 2025 | 378 | 383 |
| 2026 | 319 | 331 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Construction machine6 Oct 2026US 12,753,569 B2Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
- Control device and control method for loading machine6 Oct 2026US 12,753,570 B2Komatsu Ltd.
- Power feeding unit and swivel joint6 Oct 2026US 12,753,575 B2Komatsu Ltd.
- Systems, methods, and computer-program products to control semi-autonomous operation of a mobile work machine6 Oct 2026US 12,753,576 B2Caterpillar SARL
- Construction assist system for shovel6 Oct 2026US 12,753,577 B2Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
- Mobile machine including thumb control system and associated method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308867 A1Caterpillar Inc.
- Multidirectional grading control for work machines8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308871 A1Deere & Company
- Drive system for work machine, control device for work machine, control method for work machine, storage medium storing control program for work machine, and work machine8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308874 A1Nabtesco Corporation
- Actuator system for work machine, construction machine, control device for work machine, control method for work machine, and computer-readable storage medium storing control program for work machine8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308875 A1Nabtesco Corporation
- Work machine8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308876 A1Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Display device for working machine858US 7,228,505 B2Komatsu Ltd. · 2007
- System for autonomous excavation and truck loading171US 6,363,632 B1Carnegie Mellon University · 2002
- Excavator data acquisition and control system and process123US 5,704,142 AVermeer Manufacturing Company · 1998
- Reconfigurable control unit for work vehicles119US 6,167,337 ACase Corporation · 2000
- Method and apparatus for determining positioning relative to utility lines114US 6,710,741 B2Guardian Angel Protection Inc. · 2004