G01B 11/00
Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques
G01B11/00 (Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques) appears on 24,040 US grants and 23,297 published applications in this corpus.
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| 2026 | 675 | 801 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G01B 11/24Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques: for measuring contours8,744
- G01B 11/02Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques: for measuring length7,285
- G01B 11/26Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques: for measuring angles3,349
- G01B 11/002Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques: for measuring two2,449
- G01B 11/14Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques: for measuring distance1,980
- G01B 11/16Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques: for measuring the1,832
- G01B 11/30Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques: for measuring roughness1,622
- G01B 11/22Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques: for measuring depth852
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