G01B 11/26
Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques: for measuring angles
Official title: for measuring angles or tapers; for testing the alignment of axes
G01B11/26 (Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques: for measuring angles) appears on 3,349 US grants and 2,889 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01B- Granted patents
- 3,349
- Published applications
- 2,889
- Assignees
- 1,562
- Inventors
- 6,739
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2023 | 140 | 163 |
| 2024 | 161 | 158 |
| 2025 | 148 | 130 |
| 2026 | 88 | 110 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method and system for determining an optic center of a lens blank6 Oct 2026US 12,754,098 B2Benz Research and Development Corporation
- Reticle and analysis methods to improve autocollimator accuracy and reduce measurement error6 Oct 2026US 12,754,440 B1
- Attitude determining device, vehicle lamp system, attitude determining method, and calibration method6 Oct 2026US 12,755,429 B2Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Adapter for electrical box22 Sep 2026US 12,742,638 B2Innovations Specific, Inc.
- Detection of a position of a wafer within a transfer robot vacuum chamber22 Sep 2026US 12,745,593 B2Tower Semiconductor Ltd.
- System and method of rotor management8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307786 A1Beta Air, LLC
- Measuring small angles of wheels of a steered axle using cameras with motion magnification8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309486 A1TORC Robotics, Inc.
- Display panel, alignment deviation measurement method, and display device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310020 A1Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd.
- Conduit alignment tools and systems1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298624 A1
- Method and system for measuring and correcting die alignment error1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298625 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Arrangements and methods for determining positions and offsets419US 8,860,955 B2Lam Research Corporation · 2014
- Optical 6D measurement system with three fan-shaped beams rotating around one axis352US 5,767,960 AAscension Technology Corporation · 1998
- Electronic drill guide310US 9,114,494 B12015
- Hand-held distance-measuring device having an angle-determining unit255US 9,753,135 B2Leica Geosystems AG · 2017
- Mobile power generation system including fixture assembly254US 10,371,012 B2On-Power, Inc. · 2019