G01B 15/00
Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of electromagnetic waves or particle radiation
Official title: Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of electromagnetic waves or particle radiation, e.g. by the use of microwaves, X-rays, gamma rays or electrons (characterised by the use of optical techniques G01B9/00, G01B11/00)
G01B15/00 (Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of electromagnetic waves or particle radiation) appears on 1,233 US grants and 1,144 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01B- Granted patents
- 1,233
- Published applications
- 1,144
- Assignees
- 699
- Inventors
- 2,999
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 14 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 18 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | 15 | 0 |
| 1992 | 15 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 14 | 0 |
| 1995 | 18 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 6 |
| 2002 | 18 | 16 |
| 2003 | 22 | 10 |
| 2004 | 14 | 20 |
| 2005 | 8 | 12 |
| 2006 | 22 | 23 |
| 2007 | 12 | 17 |
| 2008 | 20 | 33 |
| 2009 | 20 | 26 |
| 2010 | 24 | 22 |
| 2011 | 23 | 32 |
| 2012 | 24 | 32 |
| 2013 | 25 | 35 |
| 2014 | 31 | 40 |
| 2015 | 27 | 54 |
| 2016 | 44 | 49 |
| 2017 | 52 | 74 |
| 2018 | 52 | 54 |
| 2019 | 53 | 79 |
| 2020 | 86 | 81 |
| 2021 | 61 | 82 |
| 2022 | 67 | 79 |
| 2023 | 56 | 66 |
| 2024 | 76 | 74 |
| 2025 | 65 | 64 |
| 2026 | 37 | 64 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G01B 15/02Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of electromagnetic waves or particle radiation541
- G01B 15/04Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of electromagnetic waves or particle radiation298
- G01B 15/06Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of electromagnetic waves or particle radiation66
- G01B 15/08Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of electromagnetic waves or particle radiation54
Recent patents
- Techniques for improved critical dimension metrology6 Oct 2026US 12,754,013 B2Uchicago Argonne, LLC
- Method and system of full-field three dimensional displacement measurement via microwave sensing29 Sep 2026US 12,748,059 B2Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Method for checking a battery element stack with regard to the position of battery element layers22 Sep 2026US 12,742,639 B2PowerCo SE
- Scanning parts at target temperatures22 Sep 2026US 12,742,741 B2West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
- Overlay measuring method and system, and method of manufacturing a semiconductor device using the same1 Sep 2026US 12,723,873 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Angle calculation device and angle calculation method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309487 A1Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
- Method for scanning an object in a scanning apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309651 A1ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- X-ray transmission inspection apparatus and x-ray transmission inspection method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309652 A1Hitachi High-Tech Science Corporation
- Method of and system for processing threedimensional measurement data from a scanning probe microscopy system, as well as computer program product8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309744 A1Nearfield Instruments B.V.
- Scanning Systems and Methods1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299118 A1Spectrohm, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and system for low-dose three-dimensional imaging of a scene185US 6,744,848 B2Brandeis University · 2004
- X-ray thickness gauge157US 5,619,548 AOryx Instruments and Materials Corp. · 1997
- Radiological scaling and alignment device108US 5,970,119 ADouglas Holtz (part interest) · 1999
- Radiation scatter apparatus and method102US 4,525,854 ATroxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc. · 1985
- Contour radiography: a system for determining 3-dimensional contours of an object from its 2-dimensional images94US 4,630,203 A1986