G01B 11/2433
For measuring outlines by shadow casting
Official title: {for measuring outlines by shadow casting}
G01B11/2433 (For measuring outlines by shadow casting) appears on 301 US grants and 276 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01B- Granted patents
- 301
- Published applications
- 276
- Assignees
- 229
- Inventors
- 619
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
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| 2022 | 11 | 14 |
| 2023 | 13 | 9 |
| 2024 | 11 | 13 |
| 2025 | 8 | 14 |
| 2026 | 6 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Apparatus and method for determining three-dimensional shape of object8 Sep 2026US 12,729,957 B2Koh Young Technology Inc.
- Partial coherence mitigation in video measurement systems via illumination apodization7 Jul 2026US 12,674,658 B2Quality Vision International, Inc.
- Method and device for checking pipette tips16 Jun 2026US 12,654,379 B2Roche Diagnostics International AG
- Item detection device and method, and industrial vehicle, that detect the posture of the item to be loaded and unloaded2 Jun 2026US 12,646,331 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
- Device and method for capturing the surface of a rotation body for a printing press21 Apr 2026US 12,607,454 B2Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
- Contour shape measuring device and method24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287333 A1Kobelco Research Institute, Inc.
- 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
- Dimensional Measurement Apparatus23 Apr 2026US 2026/0110641 A1Pro-Sight Vision
- Contour shape measurement device and method for the same9 Apr 2026US 2026/0098721 A1Kobelco Research Institute, Inc.
- Apparatuses, systems and methods for plunger-stopper depth measurement in pre-filled syringes5 Mar 2026US 2026/0065458 A1Amgen Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- System and method for measuring irregular objects with a single camera543US 8,643,717 B2Hand Held Products, Inc. · 2014
- System and method for making custom boxes for objects of random size or shape146US 7,647,752 B22010
- Optical probe with overlapping detection fields101US 5,008,555 AEaton Leonard Technologies, Inc. · 1991
- Method for measuring the dimension of a non-circular cross-section of an elongated article in particular of a flat cable or a sector cable95US 7,259,873 B2Sikora AG · 2007
- Machine for inspecting the shape of a container having a two dimensional camera for viewing the shadow of the projection of the container91US 5,280,170 AEmhart Glass Machinery Investments Inc. · 1994