F15B 15/2876
Using optical means
Official title: {using optical means, e.g. laser}
F15B15/2876 (Using optical means) appears on 30 US grants and 35 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F15B- Granted patents
- 30
- Published applications
- 35
- Assignees
- 32
- Inventors
- 87
- Latest grant
- 27 Jan 2026
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| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Piston-cylinder unit, set comprising a piston-cylinder unit and a group of piston-cylinder units27 Jan 2026US 12,535,090 B2Pacoma GmbH
- Method and device for detecting position of piston rod, hydraulic cylinder and working machine1 Apr 2025US 12,264,692 B2Sany Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Method and system for washing a vehicle7 Mar 2023US 11,597,356 B2Innovative Control Systems, Inc.
- Pressure vessel arrangement providing piston position feedback, pressure vessel, and method for providing piston position feedback in a pressure vessel6 Sep 2022US 11,434,942 B2Industries Mailhot Inc.
- Cylinder stroke determination system and method of determining a stroke of a cylinder22 Feb 2022US 11,255,966 B2Deere & Company
- Rotary Actuator with a Position Sensor25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177084 A1Parker-Hannifin Corporation
- Telescopic seatpost system and method for operating said system1 Jan 2026US 2026/0001607 A1Orbea, S. Coop.
- Piston-cylinder unit, set comprising a piston-cylinder unit and a group of piston-cylinder units26 Jun 2025US 2025/0207615 A1Pacoma GmbH
- Piston-cylinder unit26 Jun 2025US 2025/0207616 A1
- Cylinder sensor assembly17 Apr 2025US 2025/0123123 A1Enerpac Tool Group Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Encoding system for determining the position of a cylinder rod along a path of movement60US 6,147,342 ACaterpillar Inc. · 2000
- Apparatus for determining the position of a movable mechanical element and method of marking a mechanical element50US 6,452,158 B1J. C. Bamford Excavators Limited · 2002
- Method and apparatus for sensing the orientation of a mechanical actuator41US 6,142,059 ACase Corporation · 2000
- Laser based reflective beam cylinder sensor39US 6,484,620 B2Case Corporation · 2002
- Chain code position detector38US 6,327,791 B1National Institute of Standards and Technology · 2001