G01B 11/08
Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques: for measuring diameters
Official title: for measuring diameters
G01B11/08 (Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques: for measuring diameters) appears on 800 US grants and 608 published applications in this corpus.
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| 2026 | 19 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method and system for determining key dimension of low-dimensional materials by optical scattering6 Oct 2026US 12,754,126 B2Shandong University
- Inspection system for shell casings15 Sep 2026US 12,736,328 B2General Inspection, LLC
- Measurement method and apparatus8 Sep 2026US 12,729,952 B1United States Pipe and Foundry Company
- Drifting device and method for tubular goods11 Aug 2026US 12,704,212 B2Vallourec Oil and Gas France
- Testing tubular members21 Jul 2026US 12,687,501 B2Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Method and device for determining a level of contamination of a surface1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298837 A1Airbus Operations GmbH
- Quality assurance in medical facial images with respect to ambient illumination27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248382 A1Kontigo Care AB
- Device and Method for Determining a Material Composition of a Pipe20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243699 A1Viken Detection Corporation
- Method and device for checking an extrusion apparatus16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200161 A1Sikora AG
- Method, measuring arrangement and system for measuring an internal contour, in particular an internal thread on a sleeve or a sleeve end of a pipe16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202192 A1SMS group GmbH
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By later US patents
- Methods and apparatus for forward-directed optical scanning instruments1,184US 6,485,413 B1The General Hospital Corporation · 2002
- Method and apparatus for performing optical measurements using a fiber optic imaging guidewire, catheter or endoscope1,079US 6,134,003 AMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 2000
- Fiber optic needle probes for optical coherence tomography imaging722US 6,564,087 B1Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 2003
- Fiber optic imaging endoscope interferometer with at least one faraday rotator710US 6,501,551 B1Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 2002
- Grating based phase control optical delay line535US 6,111,645 AMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 2000