G01B 2003/1012
Engaging the tape in a direction parallel to the tape itself
Official title: {engaging the tape in a direction parallel to the tape itself}
G01B2003/1012 (Engaging the tape in a direction parallel to the tape itself) appears on 19 US grants and 15 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01B- Granted patents
- 19
- Published applications
- 15
- Assignees
- 14
- Inventors
- 36
- Latest grant
- 25 Mar 2025
Filings by year
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| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Tape measure with safety braking25 Mar 2025US 12,259,235 B2Ningbo Hongdi Measuring Tape Industry Co., Ltd.
- Self-retracting tape rule13 Dec 2022US 11,525,656 B2Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
- Measuring instrument16 Aug 2022US 11,415,402 B2Fujitsu Component Limited
- Tape measure with finger drag brake13 Sep 2016US 9,441,932 B2Apex Brands, Inc.
- Tape measure with finger drag brake2 Dec 2014US 8,898,922 B2Apex Brands, Inc.
- Compact measuring tape having dual brakes5 Feb 2026US 2026/0036414 A1Komelon Corporation
- Tape Measure Housing with Extended Mouth and Finger Brake Opening10 Jul 2025US 2025/0224220 A1Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
- Tape measure with safety braking27 Jul 2023US 2023/0236001 A1Ningbo Hongdi Measuring Tape Industry Co., Ltd.
- Self-retracting tape rule1 Apr 2021US 2021/0095946 A1Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
- Measuring instrument2 Jul 2020US 2020/0208954 A1Fujitsu Component Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Coilable rule42US 3,942,738 AThe Stanley Works · 1976
- Retractable tape measure with sliding lock38US 5,806,202 ACooper Industries, Inc. · 1998
- Three position locking mechanism for a tape measure35US 6,349,482 B1Cooper Brands, Inc. · 2002
- Pushing suspending device of a measuring tape31US 6,167,635 AIndex Measuring Tape Co., Ltd. · 2001
- Tape measure brake30US 4,131,244 AStanley-Mabo S.A. · 1978